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A triumphant unity: Il trittico in Bucharest

Carmen Topciu (La zia principessa) and Aurelia Florian (Suor Angelica)
© Andrei Grigore/National Bucharest Opera
Cristina Radu (Giorgetta) and Adrian Mărcan (Michele)
© Andrei Grigore/National Bucharest Opera
Adrian Mărcan (Michele) and Adrian Dumitru (Luigi)
© Andrei Grigore/National Bucharest Opera
Silvia Micu (Lauretta)
© Andrei Grigore/National Bucharest Opera
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“Adrian Dumitru sung a viscerally engaging Luigi with a high-voltage upper register”
Reviewed at Bucharest National Opera House, Bucharest on 14 June 2024
Puccini, Il tabarro
Puccini, Suor Angelica
Puccini, Gianni Schicchi
Opera Brașov
Cristian Sandu, Conductor
Alexandru Nagy, Director
Rodica Garștea, Set Designer
Marian Pop, Director
Valentina Mărgăraș, Director
Adrian Mărcan, Michele
Cristina Radu, Giorgetta
Adrian Dumitru, Luigi
Claudiu Bugnar, Tinca
Ștefan Schuller, Talpa
Florentina Soare, La Frugola
Dan Ionescu, Un venditore di canzonette (a song vendor)
Aurelia Florian, Suor Angelica
Carmen Topciu, La zia principessa
Cristina Coatu, La badessa
Asineta Răducan, La maestra delle novizie, Zita
Iulia Stârlea, Suor Genovieffa
Daniela Surdeanu, Suor Osmina
Geanina Tomescu, Suor Dolcina
Rodica Iuga, La suora infermiera
Anca Moguț, Prima cercatrice
Anca Panait, Una cercatrice 2
Andromeda Nemeș, Una novizia
Aghenie Alexandru, Gianni Schicchi
Silvia Micu, Lauretta
Liviu Iftene, Rinuccio
Mugurel Oancea, Gherardo
Corina Klein, Nella
Marian Rește, Betto di Signa
Lorand Cristian, Simone
Valentin Marele, Marco
Cristina Roșu, La Ciesca
Paul Tomescu, Maestro Spinelloccio
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***11
Magnifying Glass: a magnificent Les Enfants terribles in Lille
*****
Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically
****1
Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight
*****
Hedging its bets: La finta giardiniera at the Royal College of Music
***11
Washington National Opera marches onward with a joyous Treemonisha
****1
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