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ZurichElektraNew production
Strauss R.: Elektra
Lorenzo Viotti; Lydia Steier; Zurich Opera; Paul Zoller; Gianluca Falaschi; Elana Siberski; Orchester der Oper Zürich
RomeThe Nutcracker – Ballo del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Paul Chalmer; Ballo del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Andrea Miglio; Gianluca Falaschi; Valerio Tiberi; Rome Opera House Orchestra
ZurichDie lustige Witwe
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Giedrė Šlekytė; Barrie Kosky; Zurich Opera; Klaus Grünberg; Gianluca Falaschi; Orchester der Oper Zürich
ViennaCosì fan tutte
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Gianluca Falaschi; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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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Le Siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya dominates in Pesaro; around her, Davide Livermore’s visually striking production turns Rossini’s tale of war into a meditation on the destruction of classical beauty.
A self-congratulatory Cecilia Bartoli show at Salzburg Whitsun
This year’s Salzburg Whitsun Festival gala, Ciao, bella ciao, features Cecilia Bartoli in a highly personalised musical programme structured as an autobiographical journey, unfolding as a blend of concert and self-portrait.
Livermore’s cinematic Don Pasquale is revived at La Scala
Not so Dolce Vita... Davide Livermore’s fascinating interpretation of Donizetti’s masterpiece doesn’t quite manage to uplift a somewhat disappointing musical performance.
A feast for the eyes and ears: Lehár’s Merry Widow in Zurich
Barrie Kosky stages the famous Viennese operetta as a whirlwind spectacle. Marlis Petersen shines in the title role vocally and theatrically. Michael Volle does not live up to expectations.
Writhing snakes and nodding panthers: Opera Australia revives Aida
Despite high quality singing, arresting video cannot replace real direction in Davide Livermore’s digital production.
Davide Livermore delivers a magical, enchanted Hoffmann at La Scala
The new production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann explores the gothic, magical nature of the story, with a solid cast led by Chaslin’s somewhat heavy baton.