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VeniceFedoraNew production
Giordano: Fedora
Donato Renzetti; Hugo de Ana; Teatro La Fenice; Valerio Alfieri; Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice
ZurichTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Carlo Rizzi; Robert Carsen; Zurich Opera; Anthony Ward; Davy Cunningham; Orchester der Oper Zürich
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A flat Falstaff opens in Rome
A bland updating ends up flattening the contrasts and social satire that Verdi’s opera wants to highlight.
Laurent Pelly’s Falstaff passes the Naples test with flying colours
The French director’s much-travelled production arrives at the Teatro di San Carlo, displaying a precise balance between word, gesture and voice.
Ennio Morricone’s only opera, Partenope, finally premiered in Naples
Vanessa Beecroft’s production of Ennio Morricone’s demanding sole opera relies on strong visual images.
I vespri siciliani in Naples: a revolt against the Mafia
In the Italian version of Verdi's French grand opéra, Emma Dante updates the action from 1282 to the organised crime of the Sicilian Mafia.
Annalisa Stroppa's Giovanna triumphs in San Carlo's Anna Bolena
The Italian mezzo-soprano makes her mark as Anne Boleyn's rival in Jetske Mijnssen's production in Naples.
Puccini and Bartók nightmares at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome
Michele Mariotti and Johannes Erath lead us into the caverns of Il tabarro and Bluebeard’s Castle with two stories of violence against women
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ParisCarmenNew production
Bizet: Carmen
Sir Mark Elder; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Alfons Flores; Mercè Paloma; Alberto Rodríguez Vega; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisSimon Boccanegra
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Fabio Luisi; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Susanne Gschwender; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris