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Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Lorenzo Passerini; Oliver Mears; Annemarie Woods; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestre National de France
ViennaNorma
Bellini: Norma
Lorenzo Passerini; Cyril Teste; Vienna State Opera; Valérie Grall; Marie La Rocca; Julien Boizard; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
TorontoL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Lorenzo Passerini; James Robinson; Canadian Opera Company; Allen Moyer; Martin Pakledinaz; Paul Palazzo; Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
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Manon Lescaut makes a belated return to Paris with Oliver Mears
Puccini's opera beguiles at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, carried by the excellence of Lorenzo Passerini's baton and of Ailyn Pérez et Roberto Alagna in the lead roles.
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It's the world's best opera – if we can define that as the one best suited to the distinctive talents of a composing genius.
Werther revived at San Carlo: an anatomy of emotional isolation
Willy Decker’s psychologically intense Werther returns to the Teatro di San Carlo with a deeply human interpretation by Francesco Demuro and refined conducting by Lorenzo Passerini.
King of the Castle: Verdi’s Macbeth in Savonlinna
Olavinlinna, also known as St Olaf's Castle, provides an atmospheric setting for Verdi's take on Shakespeare's “Scottish play”.
Pizzi’s elegant, black and white Barbiere convinces again in Pesaro
Rossini’s most famous masterpiece returns to Pesaro in Pier Luigi Pizzi’s beloved production, with a solid cast.
Sondra Radvanovsky triumphs in COC's darkly grand Medea
In the title role of Canadian Opera Company's Medea, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky offers the vocal and dramatic goods required by this flawed masterpiece.
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ParisLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Lorenzo Passerini; Éric Ruf; Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; Christian Lacroix; Bertrand Couderc; Orchestre National de France