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Making Babylon great again: DiDonato shines in musically spectacular Semiramide in Munich

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“DiDonato's... vocal performance was brilliant, marked by a wonderful legato and sparkling coloratura”
Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 18 February 2017
Rossini, Semiramide
Bavarian State Opera
Michele Mariotti, Conductor
David Alden, Director
Paul Steinberg, Set Designer
Buki Shiff, Costume Designer
Joyce DiDonato, Semiramide
Alex Esposito, Assur
Daniela Barcellona, Arsace
Lawrence Brownlee, Idreno
Elsa Benoit, Azema
Simone Alberghini, Oroe
Galeano Salas, Mitrane
Igor Tsarkov, Nino's ghost
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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