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BerlinL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Giuseppe Mentuccia; Percy Adlon; Staatsoper Berlin; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Kathi Maurer; Franz Peter David; Staatskapelle Berlin
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Antonia Bembo’s Ercole amante wins hearts at the Opéra de Paris
Leonardo García-Alarcón's exhumation of Bembo's work proves a winner, in a hyper-quirky staging by Netia Jones with Julie Fuchs as the pick of the fine singers.
Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala
Julie Fuchs and Juan Diego Flórez give life to the refreshing and funny take of Laurent Pelly’s classic production, under the baton of Evelino Pidò.
A forgotten meta-opera at La Scala: Gassmann’s L’opera seria
Christophe Rousset leads a great cast and an even greater orchestra in Gassmann’s 1769 rarity in Laurent Pelly’s visually striking, but oddly subdued, take on a comedy that thrives on chaos.
Blue Nun Flórez prevails over de Ana’s garden of earthly delights
Opening the 2022 Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Hugo de Ana's new production plunges Le Comte Ory into Hieronymus Bosch’s lusty triptych.
Calixto Bieito's L’incoronazione di Poppea revived in Zürich
Julie Fuchs and Delphine Galou shine in this revival and the Orchestra La Scintilla gives a great performance under Ottavio Dantone’s baton.
Il turco in Italia in Naples: nostalgia for the good old days
A concert performance makes our reviewer at the Teatro San Carlo pine for a return to staged opera.
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ParisLa Fille du régiment
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Evelino Pidò; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisPlatée
Rameau: Platée
Marc Minkowski; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Les Musiciens du Louvre
ParisLes Indes galantes
Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Leonardo García-Alarcón; Clément Cogitore; Opéra national de Paris; Alban Ho Van; Tim Van Steenbergen; Sylvain Verdet; Cappella Mediterranea
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Ten French festivals to escape from the beaten track
In the forest, in a truck, above the clouds or at the waterside, a wine glass in hand, walking, singing, dancing or improvising: there's something here for every style and every taste.