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GenevaLe Voyage à Reims (Il viaggio a Reims)New production
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Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Jader Bignamini; Laurent Pelly; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia
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Salome Jicia delivers a vocally impressive and emotionally committed Norma, but Orpha Phelan’s post-apocalyptic staging fatally weakens Bellini’s sacred tragedy.
Mariotti conquers La Scala in Muti’s gloomy new Guillaume Tell
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Chiara Muti's new production departs from the serene Swiss landscapes of valleys and mountains to depict a gloomy, dystopian world.
Seattle Opera's L’elisir d’amore is a mostly lighthearted romp
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Stephen Lawless' production of Donizetti’s whimsical comedy begins well and improves as it goes, with sparkling performances from an international cast.
McVicar's Magic Flute staging revived at the Royal Opera House
Unlike many Flutes, David McVicar's 2003 production treats Mozart's score as a proper opera, albeit with romp instead of pomp.
Tudor queen in the House of Windsor: Elisabetta regina d’Inghilterra
A new production by Davide Livermore transforms Elizabeth I into Elizabeth II. Evelino Pidò leads a solid cast in one of the earliest opera seria by Gioachino Rossini.
The Queen is back: Semiramide in Pesaro
Michele Mariotti triumphs in Rossini’s masterpiece with a good cast led by Salome Jicia and a new production, only partially successful.
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DublinNormaNew production
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Bellini: Norma
Maurizio Benini; Orpha Phelan; Irish National Opera; Madeleine Boyd; Matthew Haskins; Irish National Opera Orchestra