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Lorenzo Viotti makes the score as dramatic as possible but leaves little room for the singers
Anna Netrebko and Elīna Garanča provided the vocal fireworks in this Milan production of Verdi’s opera
Plus: Britten Sinfonia at Milton Court delivered a memorable new song cycle based on poems by an Afghan woman
Yusif Eyvazov and René Pape were not on form in Calixto Bieito’s lacklustre new production
Adele Thomas’s London production fills the stage with leaping creatures but makes way for the central characters
The capable cast fail to redeem Vasily Barkhatov’s lacklustre new production
Hugo De Ana’s grim staging of Verdi’s opera in Milan is redeemed by explosive music
The Opera di San Carlo boasted Matthew Polenzani, Ailyn Pérez and Elīna Garanča
Bartlett Sher brings the darkening atmosphere of interwar Germany to Verdi’s opera
The post-Covid restart is putting pressure on the director to ensure his new production succeeds
Verdi’s underrated tale of a tragic couple receives the conductor and performers it deserves
Transplanted to a 20th-century dystopia, the opera packs a punch: as ever, a vehicle for rabble-rousing patriotism
Robert Wilson’s production for the Italian festival juxtaposes ice-cool visuals with Verdi’s blazing musical extremes
Bryn Terfel shines in this glowing production of Verdi’s opera
An impressive UK professional premiere for Verdi’s opera
An all-star line-up could not mask all of the flaws in Harry Kupfer’s staid production
Directed by Bruno Ravella and designed by Giles Cadle, this Victorian-set production is a delight
A good advertisement for why traditional opera productions are still worth doing
The German tenor is the main reason for buying this DVD, with impressive playing from the Royal Opera House orchestra
Mario Martone brings contemporary resonances to his production of Falstaff’s opera
The soprano delivers three hours of no-holds-barred singing in this dark production of Verdi’s opera
The world-famous La Scala is the destination of choice for lovers of Verdi
Musical and production standards are high in Opera North’s Verdi staging
Luisa Mandelli can regale fellow guests with stories of performing with Maria Callas
Dimitri Platanias plays the title role in Verdi’s opera as an old-fashioned bruiser
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