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Le Siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya dominates in Pesaro; around her, Davide Livermore’s visually striking production turns Rossini’s tale of war into a meditation on the destruction of classical beauty.
Leo Muscato takes La Scala's new Barbiere to the “Teatro Siviglia”
Riccardo Chailly gives a masterful rendition of Rossini’s masterpiece, leading a solid cast in an inspired performance, in Leo Muscato’s new staging.
La Scala reopens for the autumn with Rossini's L’italiana in Algeri
Gaëlle Arquez, in one of her infrequent wanderings into Italian bel canto, leads a cast of Rossini specialists under the baton of Ottavio Dantone.
An elegant and vocally fine Don Pasquale in Tokyo
New National Theatre Tokyo's new staging of Donizetti's jolly Don Pasquale, in Stefano Vizioli's classic production, featured some sparkling vocal performances from a fine cast.
Ruth Berghaus’ timeless Barbiere still charms at Unter den Linden
Marianne Crebassa and Maxim Mironov shine in a revival of Rossini’s masterpiece, for an evening of great fun.
Pier Luigi Pizzi’s Barbiere triumphs in Pesaro
The Rossini Opera Festival stages a new production of the most famous of Rossini’s masterpieces to celebrate the composer in the 150th anniversary of his death.