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| Composer | Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Charles Duveyrier / Eugène Scribe |
| Year | 1855 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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PragueConcert in the Wallenstein Garden
Verdi, Leoncavallo, Bernstein, Horner, Barry, Svoboda
Prague Symphony Orchestra; Jan Kučera; Zuzana Marková
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Diminishing returns in The Royal Opera’s Sicilian Vespers
Joyce El-Khoury saves the day in The Royal Opera’s second revival of The Sicilian Vespers in Stefan Herheim’s paint-by-numbers production.
I vespri siciliani in Naples: a revolt against the Mafia
In the Italian version of Verdi's French grand opéra, Emma Dante updates the action from 1282 to the organised crime of the Sicilian Mafia.
A gloomy, dark Vespri siciliani at La Scala
A somewhat disappointing new production by Hugo de Ana brings I vespri siciliani back to La Scala, where Fabio Luisi leads a successful musical production with a great cast.
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RomeLes Vêpres siciliennes
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani)
Daniele Gatti; Valentina Carrasco; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Richard Peduzzi; Luis F Carvalho; Roberto Frontali; John Osborn
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