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At La Scala, Davide Livermore sets La Gioconda in a dreamy Venetian landscape

Roberto Frontali (Barnaba) and Saioa Hernández (La Gioconda)
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La Gioconda at La Scala
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Stefano La Colla (Enzo)
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Erwin Schrott (Alvise)
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La Gioconda at La Scala
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“dreamy views of Venice and gondolas in an apotheosis of kitsch”
Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 7 June 2022
Ponchielli, La Gioconda
Teatro alla Scala
Frédéric Chaslin, Conductor
Davide Livermore, Director
Giò Forma, Set Designer
Mariana Fracasso, Costume Designer
Antonio Castro, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Saioa Hernández, La Gioconda
Stefano La Colla, Enzo Grimaldo
Erwin Schrott, Alvise Badoero
Daniela Barcellona, Laura Adorno
Anna Maria Chiuri, La Cieca
Roberto Frontali, Barnaba
Fabrizio Beggi, Zuàne
Francesco Pittari, Isèpo
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