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BerlinDie Entführung aus dem SerailNew production
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Thomas Guggeis; Andrea Moses; Staatsoper Berlin; Raimund Bauer; Anja Rabes; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsopernchor Berlin
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WNO tackles Vêpres but the vocal fireworks fail to ignite
David Pountney completes his “Verdi trilogy” for the company but although his staging has fluidity, it lacks an explosive ending... and the vocal performances disappoint.
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Musically, WNO gets it right. Straightforward brilliance is the order of the day, and plenty of it.
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David Pountney’s 2014 staging was revived in Naples with good singing and empathetic conducting.