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A gloomy, dark Vespri siciliani at La Scala

I vespri siciliani
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Piero Pretti (Arrigo), Marina Rebeka (Elena) and Simon Lim (Procida)
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Luca Micheletti (Montforte)
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Luca Micheletti (Montforte) and Piero Pretti (Arrigo)
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Marina Rebeka (Elena)
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“under the baton of Fabio Luisi, the La Scala orchestra gave a rich, detailed, emotional reading”
Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 1 February 2023
Verdi, Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani) (Sung in Italian)
Teatro alla Scala
Fabio Luisi, Conductor
Hugo de Ana, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Luca Micheletti, Guido di Montforte
Piero Pretti, Arrigo
Marina Rebeka, Elena
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