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Falstaff in Turin: elegant, but with little mass
Renzetti's traditional rendition does not reveal yet unprecedented details of a score that is the summation of Verdi's mastery and his last work – his third based on Shakespeare.
A triumphant new Trovatore in Vienna
Vienna stages an all-star new production of Verdi's classic, with sublime singing in Daniele Abbado's Spanish Civil War setting.
Daniele Abbado’s disappointing Don Carlo in Vienna
Daniele’s Abbado’s black-box production of Don Carlo augurs a crash landing with no survivors.
Exciting singing rescues problematic Don Carlo
Last night’s performance, the second after a serious casting face-lift held to that tradition, and was very well received despite its inherent flaws, thanks to some very fine singing.
Il trovatore an der Wiener Staatsoper: Sparflamme trifft Pyrotechnik

Orchester und Inszenierung köcheln auf Sparflamme, aber immerhin liefern einige gesangliche Leistungen Grund für Euphorie an der Staatsoper.
Il trovatore an der Wiener Staatsoper bietet Luft nach oben
Yusif Eyvazov und Monika Bohinec bringen nur wenige Glanzpunkte in eine ansonsten staubtrockene Inszenierung.
