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MilanLa traviata

Nadine Sierra (Violetta) and ensemble © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Teatro alla Scala, Oct 08, 10, 12, 15
Verdi: La traviata
Michele Gamba; Liliana Cavani; Teatro alla Scala; Dante Ferretti; Gabriella Pescucci; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala; Coro del Teatro alla Scala
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MilanAnna BolenaNew production

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Teatro alla Scala, 2027 Mar 30, Apr 01, 03, 06, 10, 13, 16
Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Chiara Muti; Teatro alla Scala; Alessandro Camera; Tommaso Lagattolla; Vincent Longuemare; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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TurinCarmenNew production

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Teatro Regio di Torino, 2027 May 15, 16 mat, 19, 21, 22, 23 mat, 25 mat, 26, 28, 29 mat
Bizet: Carmen
Daniel Oren; Arnaud Bernard; Teatro Regio di Torino; Alessandro Camera; Maria Carla Ricotti; Marco Filibeck; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
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Tradition reclaimed in Liliana Cavani’s lavish Traviata at La Scala

Nadine Sierra (Violetta) and ensemble © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Laura Servidei, 19 Sep

Reaching a milestone 100th performance, Liliana Cavani’s grand staging of La traviata returns in fine form, featuring a luminous Nadine Sierra as Violetta.

****1
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Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Mariangela Sicilia (Liù) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano
Laura Servidei, 12 Apr

Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic. 

****1
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I vespri siciliani in Naples: a revolt against the Mafia

Maria Agresta (Elena) and Coro del Teatro di San Carlo © Luciano Romano
Lorenzo Fiorito, 21 Jan
In the Italian version of Verdi's French grand opéra, Emma Dante updates the action from 1282 to the organised crime of the Sicilian Mafia. 
***11
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Vasily Barkhatov's car crash Turandot opens the season in Naples

Turandot © Luciano Romano
Lorenzo Fiorito, 12 Dec
The Teatro di San Carlo opens its season with Vasily Barkhatov directing a Gen X mish-mash take on Puccini's final opera. 
***11
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Mario Martone gives Rigoletto a convincing modern twist at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 08 Jul

Conductor Michele Gamba gives a very personal interpretation of Rigoletto, in an intelligent new production by Mario Martone, which seals a great success for the trio of principal singers, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Nadine Sierra and Piero Pretti.

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At La Scala, Livermore sets Gioconda in a dreamy Venetian landscape

Laura Servidei, 07 Jun

La Scala presents a new production of Ponchielli’s masterpiece, the first one in more than 20 years and a sequence of beautiful images supporting a solid cast, led by Saioa Hernández.

***11
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RomeLes Vêpres siciliennes

Roberto Frontali (Montfort) and John Osborn (Henri) © Yasuko Kageyama | Opera di Roma
On demand from Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, No time limit
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani)
Daniele Gatti; Valentina Carrasco; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Richard Peduzzi; Luis F Carvalho; Roberto Frontali; John Osborn
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