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Performer: Mariangela Sicilia

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VeronaTurandot

Fondazione Arena di Verona
Puccini: Turandot
Andrea Battistoni; Franco Zeffirelli; Arena di Verona Corps de Ballet; Emi Wada; Arena di Verona Orchestra; Arena di Verona Chorus

NaplesMitridate, re di Ponto, K87 (K74a)New production

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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87 (K74a)
Riccardo Frizza; Claus Guth; Teatro di San Carlo; Christian Schmidt; Ursula Kudrna; Olaf Winter; Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
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Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Mariangela Sicilia (Liù) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic. 

****1
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Handel’s Alcina makes its overdue Rome debut

Carlo Vistoli (Ruggiero) and Mariangela Sicilia (Alcina) © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Illusion – theatrical illusion – is the theme of Pierre Audi's staging of Alcina, Handel’s beloved opera which finally makes its debut in Rome. 
****1
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A minimalist reading of Orfeo ed Euridice in Rome

Robert Carsen's minimalist modern reading of Gluck's masterpiece is a pure distillation of opera (and life) and the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.
****1
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L'elisir d'amore finds an ideal setting at Macerata

With unbridled imagination, Michieletto fills this usually-problematic space with a wealth of racy detail.
*****
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Death in Florence: Zemlinsky and Puccini at DNO

An unlikely coupling of one-act operas by Zemlinsky and Puccini bears fruit in a staging that reveals their thematic parallels while leaving their obvious differences on show.
****1
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Grace and delirium: Michieletto's Viaggio lands in Rome

Lord Sidney's contemplation of the insanity of the world seems to be the impetus for this delirious production. So endless is its stream of gags that to attend this show is to be left feeling exhausted.
****1
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