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MunichMaria StuardaNew production
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Antonino Fogliani; Francesco Micheli; Bavarian State Opera; Giulia Bruschi; Alessio Rosati; Alessandro Verazzi; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichMaria StuardaNew production
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Antonino Fogliani; Francesco Micheli; Bavarian State Opera; Giulia Bruschi; Alessio Rosati; Alessandro Verazzi; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
TurinLa bohèmeNew production
Leoncavallo: La bohème
Andrea Battistoni; Francesco Micheli; Teatro Regio di Torino; Davide Signorini; Giada Masi; Gianni Bertoli; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
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Donizetti’s Caterina Cornaro given a controversial update in Bergamo
Francesco Micheli reimagines Caterina Cornaro in a contemporary setting, switching to the historical past, to open this year’s Donizetti Opera festival in the composer’s home town.
A tutor in a jam at the Donizetti Opera Festival!
Alex Esposito and Alessandro Corbelli lead a young cast in an early opera buffa by Donizetti, in a new production, with mixed results, by Francesco Micheli.
Strictly Alcina: Handel as Fellini fantasy cabaret at Glyndebourne
Director Francesco Micheli undersells Handel in this Glyndebourne debut, but there's plenty of froth to keep the audience entertained.
Donizetti's L'ange de Nisida proves to be a masterpiece
The performance at Bergamo Opera Festival proved that L'ange de Nisida can contest the place of La favorite in Donizetti's catalog.
Düstere Cavalleria / Pagliacci an der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Italienische Migration aus dem Süden in den wirtschaftlich attraktiveren Norden: starke Stimmen fokussieren auf archaische Züge und gesellschaftlichen Wandel in der Inszenierung von Francesco Micheli.
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This World Photography Day, Bachtrack’s editors make their picks for their favourite photographs from 2025–26, encompassing opera, ballet, orchestral performance and portrait photography.