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MadridLa novia vendida
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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
StrasbourgGypsy
Styne: Gypsy
Laurent Pelly; Opéra national du Rhin; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
MulhouseGypsy
Styne: Gypsy
Laurent Pelly; Opéra national du Rhin; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
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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.
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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
MilanL'opera seriaNew production
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Gassmann: L'opera seria
Christophe Rousset; Laurent Pelly; Teatro alla Scala; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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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.