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PesaroL'occasione fa il ladro

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Rossini: L'occasione fa il ladro
Alessandro Bonato; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; Rossini Opera Festival; Fabio Rossi; Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini

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Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Antonino Fogliani; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

MunichLa Cenerentola

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Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Stefano Montanari; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
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Rossini Renaissance renewed: Ponnelle’s Cenerentola at La Scala

Aya Wakizono (Cenerentola) and Chuan Wang (Don Ramiro) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Conductor Gianluca Capuano leads the Accademia Teatro alla Scala orchestra and a solid cast in a fun, bubbling performance of a classic staging. 
****1
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Coloratura fireworks at the Met's Idomeneo

Michael Spyres (Idomeneo) and Kate Lindsey (Idamante) © Karen Almond | Met Opera
A luxuriously-cast revival takes a staid production of Mozart's Idomeneo to new, exciting heights. 
****1
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La Scala reopens for the autumn with Rossini's L’italiana in Algeri

Gaëlle Arquez, in one of her infrequent wanderings into Italian bel canto, leads a cast of Rossini specialists under the baton of Ottavio Dantone.
***11
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A #metoo Don Giovanni at Washington National Opera

Lots of people talk about keeping opera relevant. WNO shows why this opera always has been.
****1
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Splendid ensemble in The Met's revival of La clemenza di Tito

The Met's revival of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's 1984 production of La clemenza di Tito is given a new breath of life with superb conducting and an excellent ensemble of singers.
****1
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Orchestra shines in uneven Idomeneo at the Met

Mozart's Idomeneo proved to be a challenge for some of the soloists initially but the superb orchestra under James Levine brought about a successful opening evening at the Met.
***11
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