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Handel’s Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich

Raffaele Pe (Serse) and Miriam Kutrowatz (Atalanta) © Toni Suter

Christophe Dumaux shines as Arsamene in Nina Russi’s enjoyable production of Handel’s masterpiece revived at the Opernhaus Zürich under the baton of Enrico Onofri. 

***11
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Viva la mamma! Donizetti’s satirical farce flops in Zurich

Viva la mamma! © Herwig Prammer (2021)
Mélanie Huber’s production misses the mark for Donizetti’s silly comedy, sung by a solid cast.
**111
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A haunting Jakob Lenz in Zurich

Yannick Debus (Lenz) and the Six Voices © Toni Suter
The ZKO shows us that Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz has lost none of its power, more than 40 years on. 
****1
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Zürich Opera presents Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci

Tenor Marcelo Álvarez and baritone George Petean both pull double duty in this classic verismo bill, revived effectively in Grischa Asagaroff's staging.

***11
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Effervescent music, unrelenting activity: Haydn’s Orlando Paladino in Zurich

Joseph Haydn’s opera Orlando Paladino was once cited as “a mixed salad of madness, mayhem and true love”. A recent revival in Zurich supports that assessment.
***11
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