Performer: Luciana D'Intino

Vienna stages an all-star new production of Verdi's classic, with sublime singing in Daniele Abbado's Spanish Civil War setting.

A piece of Italian verismo well worth being in the repertoire, beautifully staged and sung.

Juxtaposing Granados’ sensuality with the miserable story of Suor Angelica functioned by contrast, as they do not have anything in common.

Under the artistic and musical direction of Olivier Py and Philippe Jordan, Verdi’s opera has ignited a veritable storm of both fervent criticism and ardent defence.

Puccini's Il Trittico, performed last night at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, is a unique item in the repertoire: a series of three one act operas with little to link them except the composer's conceit of what would work together in an evening. Each opera clocks in at something under an hour, and despite the relatively short duration, each has plenty of time to develop its characters.

Zwei kurzfristige Umbesetzungen und ein blasses Regiekonzept: Statt feuriger Saisoneröffnung mit Glamourfaktor loderte lediglich ein guter Repertoireabend.