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Performer: Yeghishe Manucharyan

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Bullseye! Boston Lyric Opera scores a hit with Rossini’s William Tell

George Gagnidze (William Tell) and Ilya Silchukou (Leuthold) © Nile Scott Studios
Vita Tzykun and David Allen Moore’s production works within the company’s means to create a memorable afternoon of Rossini's operatic swansong.
****1
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A Rachmaninov troika from Odyssey Opera, with one lame horse

Gil Rose conducts all three of Rachmaninov's operas in Boston, with impressive performances making a convincing case for at least two of them. 
****1
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A rarity restored: Odyssey Opera’s Henry VIII

Odyssey Opera's Tudor themed season opens with Saint-Saëns' Henry VIII in which Ellie Dehn's Catherine of Aragon steals the show. 
****1
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A rousing rarity in Boston: The Maid of Orléans

Disparaged by critics and his fellow musicians, Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orléans is performed by Odyssey Opera. 
*****
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Odyssey Opera's Lucio Silla

Once upon a time an intrepid youth showing off his precocious skills as a cyclist boasted, “Look, Ma, no hands!” The 16 year-old Mozart could well have been exclaiming the same as he composed Lucio Silla in 1772.
***11
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The Met in HD, Armida, 2010

Read our review of Mary Zimmerman's production of Rossini­'s Armida in its 2010 broadcast from the Met Opera in New York.