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VeronaLa traviataNew production
Verdi: La traviata
Michele Spotti; Paul Curran; Arena di Verona Corps de Ballet; Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Juan Guillermo Nova; Stefano Ciammitti; Fabio Barettin
PesaroLe siège de CorintheNew production
Rossini: Le siège de Corinthe
Carlo Rizzi; Davide Livermore; Rossini Opera Festival; Eleonora Peronetti; Gianluca Falaschi; Nicolas Bovey; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
PesaroStabat Mater
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Domingo Hindoyan; Vasilisa Berzhanskaya; Anna-Doris Capitelli; Dmitry Korchak; Adrian Sâmpetrean
MilanAnna BolenaNew production
Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Chiara Muti; Teatro alla Scala; Alessandro Camera; Tommaso Lagattolla; Vincent Longuemare; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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Soaring voices, stumbling direction: the turmoil of Norma at La Scala
After almost 50 years, the Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Norma, with a great cast, some shadows in the orchestra direction and several failures in the production.
Tézier and Netrebko dazzle in La Scala’s new Forza
For La Scala’s prima, outstanding vocal performances light up a busy but interesting staging of Verdi’s revenge opera by Leo Muscato.
Bernheim heads a powerhouse cast in the Met’s Hoffmann revival
After a heavily promoted but underwhelming opening night, the company gets the new season back on track with plenty of star power in Offenbach’s final masterpiece.
David Alden's Anna Bolena travels from Zurich to Berlin
Deutsche Oper Berlin presents an uninspiring production by David Alden, with a solid cast led by Federica Lombardi.
A revenger’s tragedy: La forza del destino returns to London
Christof Loy's 2019 production proves even more compelling second time round, with excellent acting and a properly heroic tenor performance from Brian Jagde.
A Florentine Comedy: a lively Barbiere di Siviglia in Tuscany
A lively and amusing Barbiere at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, with Daniele Gatti expertly marshalling the talents of Ruzil Gatin, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Nicola Alaimo and Fabio Capitanucci in Damiano Michieletto's colourfully minimalist staging.