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Performer: Lavinia Bini

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Mascagni's Le maschere struggles to take flight in Wexford opener

Ioana Constantin Pipelea (Colombina), Matteo Mancini (Spaventa) and Gillen Munguia (Brighella) © Patricio Cassinoni
Excellent singing, an amusing production and lively staging showcases Mascagni's Le maschere in the best possible light at Wexford Festival Opera. 
***11
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From light-hearted to heartbreaking: Il trittico at Salzburg Festival

Suor Angelica: Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa) and Asmik Grigorian (Suor Angelica) © SF | Monika Rittershaus
Asmik Grigorian is captivating in an unobtrusive production of Puccini's three one-act operas. Under Franz Welser-Möst, the Vienna Philharmonic is on top form.
*****
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Leo Muscato takes La Scala's new Barbiere to the “Teatro Siviglia”

Riccardo Chailly gives a masterful rendition of Rossini’s masterpiece, leading a solid cast in an inspired performance, in Leo Muscato’s new staging. 
****1
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Macerata's Don Giovanni: a yellow cab to hell

Livermore's staging implies two different storylines – do we only see the result of Don Giovanni's hallucinations?
****1
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I Lombardi alla prima crociata returns to Turin after 93 years

The director presents the story clearly enough, but apart from that, there is not much going for this production.
***11
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Le sans-faute d'Il trittico selon Christof Loy à l'Opéra de Paris

Il trittico (Suor Angelica) © Guergana Damianova / Opéra national de Paris
Ce trittico fera date, grâce à un travail d’équipe exceptionnel d’où se distinguent notamment Christof Loy, Carlo Rizzi et l’incroyable Asmik Grigorian dans les trois rôles féminins de l’ouvrage.
*****
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ParisIl Trittico

Opéra national de Paris
Puccini
Carlo Rizzi; Christof Loy; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Barbara Drosihn; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

CagliariLa Ciociara (Two Women)

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Tutino: La Ciociara (Two Women)
Giuseppe Finzi; Francesca Zambello; Teatro Lirico di Cagliari; Peter J. Davison; Jess Goldstein; Lavinia Bini; Anna Caterina Antonacci