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Strong singing enlivens a self-referential but uneven staging
The Buckinghamshire festival also stages the young Mozart’s ‘Mitridate, re di Ponto’
Plus a conceptual Salome and an unsatisfying Idomeneo
Juan Diego Flórez takes the lead role in a production that sounds better than it looks
Spectacle triumphs over dramatic detail in this production of Rossini’s opera
Joyce DiDonato shines in this production of Rossini’s lurid melodrama
Musical standards remain high, but La Fura dels Baus’s staging is underwhelming
The house’s first production of Rossini’s opera for 176 years met with boos
A listless production of Rossini’s opera was interrupted by a safety scare
A light-hearted and enjoyable conclusion to the season
Performed in a new version, this early Rossini opera reveals the young composer’s skill
Bartoli sang with fluency and confidence, but Villazón’s vocal problems were painfully apparent
This double bill of one-act operas was atmospherically staged and performed with passion
Tenor Levy Sekgapane emerges as an operatic star in the making in this low-budget German production
A ping pong concerto topped off a series in which Chinese folk opera mixed with the Italian repertoire
Rossini’s music soars under Antonio Pappano’s baton — but the production is unengaging
Subtly interpreted songs based on Tang dynasty poetry were the highlight of the programme
Rossini’s frothy opera provides a burst of light relief
The Orchestra dell’Accademia at their most concentrated, every eye fixed on the conductor, every muscle tensed
A bold start to the Welsh National Opera season – but somewhat lacking in Swiss mountain freshness
There were boos and cheers, but nowhere will you come closer to the real Rossini than Pesaro
The opera’s structure comes across with epic force thanks to David Parry’s stylistically assured conducting
Sophisticated and expressive performance deserves to bring the composer’s under-sung work to the widest possible audience
The orchestra made the best case for Shostakovich’s puzzling last symphony
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