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Performer: Giò Forma

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Une Folle journée: Mozart-Da Ponte pasticcio at the Whitsun Festival

Mattia Olivieri and Cecilia Bartoli © SF | Marco Borelli

Cecilia Bartoli leads a stellar cast in a silly, but fun divertissement where Mozart’s music shines supreme.

****1
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Livermore’s cinematic Don Pasquale is revived at La Scala

Andrea Carroll (Norina) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Not so Dolce Vita... Davide Livermore’s fascinating interpretation of Donizetti’s masterpiece doesn’t quite manage to uplift a somewhat disappointing musical performance. 

**111
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Writhing snakes and nodding panthers: Opera Australia revives Aida

Aida, Act 2 finale © Keith Saunders
Despite high quality singing, arresting video cannot replace real direction in Davide Livermore’s digital production.
***11
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Davide Livermore delivers a magical, enchanted Hoffmann at La Scala

Vittorio Grigolo (Hoffmann) © Brescia & Amisano | Teatro alla 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.
***11
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Livermore’s new Aida: an incredible cinematic experience in Rome

Aida, Act 2 finale © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

In staging Verdi's triumphant masterpiece, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma pays homage to silent films, turning Ancient Egypt into the underworld. 

****1
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At La Scala, Livermore sets Gioconda in a dreamy Venetian landscape

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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MadridLuisa Fernanda

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Moreno Torroba: Luisa Fernanda
Karel Mark Chichon; Davide Livermore; Teatro de la Zarzuela; David Gómez Ramírez; Giò Forma; Mariana Fracasso; Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid