A Don Carlo of yesteryear at the Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia

Teresa Romano (Eboli)

Anna Pirozzi (Elisabetta), Piero Pretti (Don Carlo), Michele Pertusi (Filippo) and ensemble

Teresa Romano (Eboli), Anna Pirozzi (Elisabetta) and ensemble

Anna Pirozzi (Elisabetta) and Piero Pretti (Don Carlo)

By Laura Servidei, 21 November 2023

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“Anna Pirozzi affirmed her status as one of the prominent Verdian sopranos of our times”

Reviewed at Teatro Municipale Valli di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia on 19 November 2023

Verdi, Don Carlo(s)

I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

Jordi Bernàcer, Conductor

Joseph Franconi Lee, Director

Alessandro Ciammarughi, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Claudio Schmid, Lighting Designer

Orchestra dell'Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini

Coro Lirico di Modena

Michele Pertusi, Filippo II

Piero Pretti, Don Carlo

Ernesto Petti, Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa

Ramaz Chikviladze, Il Grande Inquisitore

Anna Pirozzi, Elisabetta di Valois

Teresa Romano, La Principessa Eboli

Andrea Pellegrini, Un frate

Michela Antenucci, Tebaldo, Una voce dal cielo

Andrea Galli, Il Conte di Lerma, Un araldo reale

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.