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TriesteLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Giuseppe Mengoli; Mario Pontiggia; Teatro Lirico Verdi Trieste; Antonella Conte; Francesco Zito; Bruno Ciulli; Orchestra of the Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
BerlinLucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Michele Spotti; Filippo Sanjust; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin; Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
BerlinL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Giuseppe Mentuccia; Percy Adlon; Staatsoper Berlin; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Kathi Maurer; Franz Peter David; Staatskapelle Berlin
ParmaGala VerdianoConcert performance
Verdi, Gomes
James Conlon; Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini; Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma; Alessia Panza; Daniel Luis de Vicente
TurinLa traviataNew production
Verdi: La traviata
Andrea Battistoni; Jacopo Spirei; Teatro Regio di Torino; Gary McCann; Giada Masi; Fiammetta Baldiserri; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
MilanI puritani
Bellini: I puritani
Fabio Luisi; Davide Livermore; Teatro alla Scala; Eleonora Peronetti; Gianluca Falaschi; Antonio Castro; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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A vintage Lucia dusted off for Spotti’s Deutsche Oper Berlin debut
A new run of performances for Filippo Sanjust’s 1980s staging of Lucia di Lammermoor suggests that the Deutsche Oper still needs to shake off its post-summer holiday torpor.
Martone's modern Rigoletto returns with power and flaws to La Scala
A Rigoletto revival in Milan is elevated by a stellar vocal performance from Amartuvshin Enkhbat, despite a finale that divides opinion and some uneven orchestral pacing.
Kosky's soufflé for Verdi's Falstaff falls flat in Berlin
A dearth of nuance affects this new production of Verdi's late masterpiece in Berlin, set in Sir John's gourmet kitchen.
Puccini’s Il trittico: a successful revival in Munich
Ermonela Jaho steals the scene as Suor Angelica in a very successful revival of Lotte de Beer’s production.
Koležnik's casino Falstaff redeemed by a powerful ending in Munich
The Bayerische Staatsoper's new production of Falstaff makes the mistake of turning a comedy into a slapstick, but the fine ensemble have the last say as they stand in silence and defiance to face the empty auditorium.
“Esultate!” Otello a musical triumph in Munich
Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, the “Royal couple” of the Bayerische Staatsoper, enchant and melt hearts as the doomed lovers in Verdi’s late masterpiece.