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ParisManon LescautNew production

Ailyn Pérez (Manon) and Roberto Alagna (des Grieux) © Vincent Pontet
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Lorenzo Passerini; Oliver Mears; Annemarie Woods; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestre National de France
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Manon Lescaut makes a belated return to Paris with Oliver Mears

Ailyn Pérez (Manon) and Roberto Alagna (des Grieux) © Vincent Pontet
Puccini's opera beguiles at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, carried by the excellence of Lorenzo Passerini's baton and of Ailyn Pérez et Roberto Alagna in the lead roles.
****1
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Cinematic Respighi and theatrical Rossini at the Proms

Nil Venditti © BBC | Mark Allan
Works of religious stimulus are given outstanding performances under the baton of rising star Nil Venditti.
*****
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Love is merely a madness: I puritani in Rome

A new, musically convincing production of Bellini's last opera marks a welcome return to the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, but Andrea De Rosa's staging lacks inspiration.
***11
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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. 
****1
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Ricciardo e Zoraide: Orientalism at the Rossini Opera Festival

A stellar cast and a new, old-fashioned production bring back Ricciardo e Zoraide to Pesaro after 22 years.
****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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TurinI puritaniNew production

© Mattia Gaido | Teatro Regio Torino
Bellini: I puritani
Francesco Lanzillotta; Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau; Teatro Regio di Torino; Gilles Gentner; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino