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MulhouseGypsy
Styne: Gypsy
Laurent Pelly; Opéra national du Rhin; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
BarcelonaFalstaff
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Verdi: Falstaff
Josep Pons; Laurent Pelly; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Barbara de Limburg; Joël Adam; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
TokyoIl Turco in ItaliaNew production
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Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Alessandro Bonato; Laurent Pelly; New National Theatre; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
GenevaLe Voyage à Reims (Il viaggio a Reims)New production
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Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Jader Bignamini; Laurent Pelly; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ParisL'Élixir d'amour
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Evelino Pidò; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
LondonLa Fille du régiment
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Yves Abel; Laurent Pelly; The Royal Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Laurent Pelly’s Falstaff passes the Naples test with flying colours
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The French director’s much-travelled production arrives at the Teatro di San Carlo, displaying a precise balance between word, gesture and voice.
Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala
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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
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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.
Massenet’s Cendrillon goes to the ball at Opera Australia
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This abridged version of Massenet's Cendrillon was clearly chosen for a wide Sydney audience, succeeding as a popular offering in the Australian summer holiday season.
Bargain booze and questionable quackery: L'elisir d'amore at the ROH
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A triumphant house debut for Nadine Sierra in the latest revival of Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti's joyous village rom-com.
Operetta with teeth: Offenbach’s La Périchole at the TCE
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Laurent Pelly’s new production combines froth and hilarity with a dark, satirical heart; Marc Minkowski and the orchestra seduce us.
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ParisLa Fille du régiment
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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
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Rameau: Platée
Marc Minkowski; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Les Musiciens du Louvre
MadridThe Bartered BrideNew production
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Gustavo Gimeno; Laurent Pelly; Teatro Real; Caroline Ginet; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real; Coro Titular del Teatro Real
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Serious about comedy, obsessed by music: Laurent Pelly
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Ahead of his new production of Rossini's Il turco in Italia in Madrid, the prolific opera director talks about how he approaches a production – “it always starts with the music” – and about how he creates comedy.