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Verdi caught in La Monnaie's revolving door
A marathon double bill using music from Verdi's early operas largely falls flat in Brussels.
Linda di Chamounix a bittersweet tale at the Maggio Musicale
Jessica Pratt shines in this Donizetti coloratura role, with the support of Teresa Iervolino as a luxury Pierotto, and a solid cast of Italian singers.
Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix comes to her senses in Florence
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s proposal is fully commendable, as they restored an opera rarely performed
Martina Franca reopens with Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos
A complex plot with great music and great theatre where Strauss showcases his compositional mastery.
Secrets in an Italian summer: Cimarosa's Matrimonio segreto
The best-laid plans go astray when the noble Count Robinson falls for the wrong sister, setting up a lovely night of opera.
On the female condition: two 20th-century operas in Turin
Two different variations of the female conditions: one of 1909 and now utterly out-of-date, the second of 1959 much more ut-to-date.