Survivor guilt: Fedora at the Teatro Carlo Felice

By Courtney Smith, 24 April 2015

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Reviewed at Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa on 25 March 2015

Giordano, Fedora

Valerio Galli, Conductor

Rosetta Cucchi, Director

Claudia Pernigotti, Costume Designer

Tiziano Santi, Set Designer

Daniela Dessì, Princess Fedora Romazov

Fabio Armiliato, Count Loris Ipanov

Alfonso Antoniozzi, De Siriex

Daria Kovalenko, Countness Olga Sukarev

Margherita Rotondi, Dmitri

Alessandro Fantoni, Baron Rouvel

Manuel Pierattelli, Desiré

Claudio Ottino, Borov

Luigi Roni, Cirillo

Davide Mura, Lorek

Roberto Maietta, Grech

Luca Alberti, Il vecchio Loris

Orchestra dell'Opera Carlo Felice Genova

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Courtney Smith

Courtney Smith is an American freelance journalist living in Milan, Italy. On classical music and opera, she's written for the BBC Music Magazine, Opera Now, Opera News, Corriere della Sera Style Magazine, Auditorium, Limelight and Classical Singer. She's written in-house for classical music organizations such as The New York Philharmonic and the Royal Opera House's blog. On luxury, fashion and beauty, she's written for The Wall Street Journal, Women's Wear Daily, Grazia.it and W Magazine's Editors' Blog. She's written in-house for brands such as Calvin Klein.