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NaplesLuisa MillerNew production

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Verdi: Luisa Miller
Daniel Oren; Davide Livermore; Teatro di San Carlo; Eleonora Peronetti; Giusi Giustino; Nicolas Bovey; Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo

TurinGloria

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Sinigaglia, Mascagni
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino; Andrea Battistoni; Dmitry Korchak; Franco Vassallo; Coro di voci bianche Teatro Regio Torino; Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino

VeniceNozze istriane (An Istrian wedding)New production

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Smareglia: Nozze istriane (An Istrian wedding)
Francesco Cilluffo; Renato Bonajuto; Teatro La Fenice; Carlo Centolavigna; Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice; Coro del Teatro La Fenice; Chiara Isotton
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Love is merely a madness: I puritani in Rome

A new, musically convincing production of Bellini's last opera marks a welcome return to the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, but Andrea De Rosa's staging lacks inspiration.
***11
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Staging on steroids: Verdi’s Rigoletto in Bregenz

Here was the much-loved three-act opera Rigoletto, yes, but chances are, it was one far beyond Verdi’s wildest dreams.
****1
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An exhilarating Nabucco at the Concertgebouw

Giancarlo Andretta conducts the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Choir and a fine team of soloists led by Tatiana Serjan's Abigaille into an exhilarating Nabucco.

*****
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Wilson's lunar Trouvère the antithesis of grand opéra

When they asked Wilson to stage an opera by Verdi, the Texan director replied "I'll never do it!". Now he is at his fourth Verdi's production.
***11
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Nelsons sheds light on Puccini's canvas

Under Andris Nelsons' baton, the musical canvas was remarkably supple with proper light shed on Puccini’s melodic inventiveness and wondrous orchestration.
****1
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Solid La forza del destino opens Dutch National Opera season

An able cast sings in Christof Loy’s non-interventionist and insightful production of Verdi’s panoramic tragedy, conducted with vivid detail by Michele Mariotti.
***11
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