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ParisUn bal masqué
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Speranza Scappucci; Gilbert Deflo; Opéra national de Paris; William Orlandi; Joël Hourbeigt; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisLucie de Lammermoor (Adaptation française)
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Speranza Scappucci; Evgeny Titov; Opéra-Comique; Lizzie Clachan; Emma Ryott; Fabiana Piccioli; Insula orchestra
LondonThe Sicilian Vespers
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Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani)
Speranza Scappucci; Stefan Herheim; The Royal Opera; Philipp Fürhofer; Gesine Völlm; Anders Poll; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Diminishing returns in The Royal Opera’s Sicilian Vespers
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Joyce El-Khoury saves the day in The Royal Opera’s second revival of The Sicilian Vespers in Stefan Herheim’s paint-by-numbers production.
Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto
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Robert Carsen’s 1997 production of Eugene Onegin has aged remarkably well but the latest Canadian Opera Company revival of it doesn’t quite recapture its magic.
Ravel at 150: a celebration of colour and rhythm from the NSO
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Conductor Speranza Scappucci led a vibrant programme of orchestral and vocal works, blending Spanish flair and humor in this enjoyable performance.
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ParisLes Capulet et les Montaigu
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and The Montagues)
Speranza Scappucci; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Michael Levine; Davy Cunningham; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
StockholmStrauss Don Juan
Elgar, Prestini, Strauss R.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci; James Ehnes
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From our French editor: ode to the diehards
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Lockdown, anti-infection measures, curfew, second lockdown. One trial follows another for a live performance world which, in spite of it all, holds its head high and produces repeated miracles.
An Italian season at Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
The new season at Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège features four new productions, all of Italian operas, which play to the strengths of its new principal conductor.