Performer: Michael Fabiano

MadridPuccini - Manon Lescaut

Teatro Real: Sala Principal, Sep 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, Oct 02, 03, 05, 06, 08, 09, 11, eve

Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Nicola Luisotti; Carlos Wagner; Teatro Real; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Jon Morrell; Nicol Hungsberg; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real

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Daniele Rustioni; Bartlett Sher; Metropolitan Opera; Es Devlin; Catherine Zuber; Donald Holder; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 2027 Jun 26, 29, Jul 01, 03

Puccini: Manon Lescaut

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Cast and orchestra bring down the house in Met’s glowing Turandot

Angela Meade (Turandot) and ensemble © Ken Howard | Met Opera

Susan Stempleski, 23 Sep

With a standout cast, fine orchestral playing under Carlo Rizzi, and newly refurbished sets, Zeffirelli’s 1987 staging of Puccini’s epic fairy tale appears as bright as ever.

*****

Riccardo Fassi (Ferrando) and the Royal Opera Chorus © RBO | Camilla Greenwell

Mark Valencia, 26 Feb

Giacomo Sagripanti’s live wire dynamics and keenly judged tempo choices keep this revival of Verdi's Il trovatore buoyant at Covent Garden.

***11

Michael Fabiano and Carolina López Moreno © LSO | Mark Allan

Dominic Lowe, 10 Dec

A concert performance of Puccini's take on operetta sees a superlative reading of the score from Sir Antonio Pappano, and a sensational Magda from Carolina López Moreno.

*****

Michael Fabiano (Manrico), Igor Golovatenko (Conte di Luna) and chorus © Ken Howard | Met Opera

Susan Stempleski, 29 Oct

Four superstars deliver dramatic moments in this revival of Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired staging of Verdi’s melodrama.

****1

Michael Fabiano (Gustavus III) and Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia) © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera

Thomas May, 24 Sep

An excellent cast and smart, engaged direction make for an auspicious season launch in San Francisco Opera’s production of one of Verdi’s most sophisticated creations.

****1