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Piovani: Romanzo criminale
Nicola Piovani; Massimo Popolizio; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Margherita Palli; Silvia Aymonino; Pasquale Mari; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
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Martone's modern Rigoletto returns with power and flaws to La Scala
A Rigoletto revival in Milan is elevated by a stellar vocal performance from Amartuvshin Enkhbat, despite a finale that divides opinion and some uneven orchestral pacing.
A new Onegin underwhelms at La Scala
Mario Martone’s new production is inconsistent, while the musical performance is hindered by lacklustre conducting and a miscast prima donna.
Mario Martone gives Rigoletto a convincing modern twist at La Scala
Conductor Michele Gamba gives a very personal interpretation of Rigoletto, in an intelligent new production by Mario Martone, which seals a great success for the trio of principal singers, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Nadine Sierra and Piero Pretti.
Sir John Falstaff as a Berliner in Mario Martone’s Staatsoper staging
Zubin Mehta leads a great cast in a revival of a successful production of Verdi's Falstaff at the Staatsoper in Berlin
Gergiev conducts a grandiose Khovanshchina at La Scala
In Khovanshchina, even more so than in Boris Godunov, the chorus is the chief protagonist and the La Scala chorus was truly astonishing.
Falstaff at the Festtage
Michael Volle makes his debut as Verdi's not-so-Fat Knight in Mario Martone's new production at the Staatsoper.
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Rossini: Armida
Carlo Rizzi; Luca Ronconi; Rossini Opera Festival; Margherita Palli; Giovanna Buzzi; Randall Bills