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BrusselsLa Cenerentola
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Speranza Scappucci; Daniel Kramer; La Monnaie | De Munt; Stefano Sarzani; Carlos J Soto; Elana Siberski
Boulogne-BillancourtStabat Mater
Verdi, Rossini
Insula orchestra; Christophe Grapperon; Joyce El-Khoury; Anna Goryachova; Julien Dran; Riccardo Zanellato
ParisOrphée
Gluck: Orphée et Euridice
Speranza Scappucci; Ted Huffman; Bertrand Couderc; Les Siècles
ParisDon Pasquale
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Speranza Scappucci; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
MilanLucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Speranza Scappucci; Yannis Kokkos; Teatro alla Scala; Vinicio Cheli; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
SydneyLa Stupenda
Opera Australia Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci; Stuart Maunder; Alex Lynn; Jessica Pratt; Caitlin Hulcup
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Scappucci and Feola lead a compelling Lucia at La Scala
La Scala offers Lucia di Lammermoor as Donizetti intended it: complete, dramatically coherent and free of traditional cuts – a musicological achievement and a gripping theatrical experience.
Diminishing returns in The Royal Opera’s Sicilian Vespers
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
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
Conductor Speranza Scappucci led a vibrant programme of orchestral and vocal works, blending Spanish flair and humor in this enjoyable performance.
Human tragedy: a punchy revival of Jones' La bohème
It's not without flaws, but the latest revival of Richard Jones' beautiful production of Puccini's beloved Parisian tale has drama aplenty.
Puccini’s flawed La rondine returns to the Met
Angel Blue and Jonathan Tetelman star in a revival of Nicolas Joël’s 2008 production of the Italian master’s sole attempt at crossover.
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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; Ching-Lien Wu; Michael Levine; Davy Cunningham
ParisMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Speranza Scappucci; Robert Wilson; Opéra national de Paris; Frida Parmeggiani; 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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Opera in the blood: Speranza Scappucci
The Royal Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor explains her passion for opera, her journey into the pit and how good conductors share the attributes of football managers.
From our French editor: ode to the diehards
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.