Performer: Roberto Accurso

Valentina Carrasco's contemporary staging, with impressive sets and singing, makes for a remarkable show at the Teatro dell'Opera. 

Contrasting sensations at the Liceu, where the audience punished a production of La bohème with boos and gave rapturous applause to a cast that performed at half throttle.

A production apt for audiences who prefer a traditional, intimate staging of the most often performed of all operatic works.

A suggestive staging barely supported by the musical side

The staging highlighted Carmen’s rebellious traits more than her sensual exoticism.

Damiano Michieletto’s intriguing production of Rigoletto is set in a mental hospital, and sidelines emotion in favour of analysis. The singing, on the other hand, is heartfelt and exciting.