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| Composer | Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975) |
| Period | Modern |
| Year | 1950 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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PragueCzech Philharmonic • Antonio Pappano
Dallapiccola, Beethoven
Czech Philharmonic; Simon Halsey; Brian Mulligan; Ángeles Blancas Gulín; Brenden Gunnell; Prague Philharmonic Choir
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Bieito directs a moving Suor Angelica and Il prigioniero in Rome
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An unusual double bill pairing of Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Dallapiccola’s Il prigioniero opens at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.
Pappano takes no prisoners in Dallapiccola and Respighi
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Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO offer a riveting account of Il prigioniero, an idiosyncratic 20th-century opera.
Hope, tragedy and redemption: the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at Royal Festival Hall
Tony Pappano’s recipe for a concert programme: take a 20th century Italian one act opera, follow it with a romantic symphony chopped in half, then throw in a related German aria; play without a break. It may sound like a train wreck in the making, but the result was a triumph.