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Serebrennikov’s new Paris Opera Lohengrin is utterly compelling theatre despite confusing moments

31/10/202327/10/2023 by Jim Pritchard

France Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opéra national de Paris / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Myriam Hoyer) from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, 24.10.2023 and available on medici.tv from 1.11.2023. (JPr)

Paris Opera’s *Lohengrin* Act I © Charles-Duprat/OnP

Verdi’s 210th birthday is celebrated in Parma with the aim of saving ‘Villa Verdi’

14/10/2023 by Jim Pritchard

Italy Gala Verdiano: Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Clémentine Margaine (mezzo-soprano), Gregory Kunde (tenor), Michele Pertusi (bass), Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma (Chorus master: Martino Faggiani), Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini / Omer Meir Wellber (conductor). Broadcast live on OperaVision from Teatro Regio di Parma, 10.10.2023 and available until 10.4.2024. (JPr)

Gregory Kunde and Eleonora Buratto © Roberto Ricci

The sun shines on Nadine Sierra, Liparit Avetisyan and Ambrogio Maestri in the L’elisir d’amore revival

11/10/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sesto Quatrini (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 5.10.2023 and viewed at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 9.10.2023. (JPr)

Nadine Sierra (Adina) and Liparit Avetisyan (Nemorino) © Clive Barda

After four decades Il trittico returns to Vienna State Opera in a new staging by Tatjana Gürbaca

10/10/2023 by Jim Pritchard

Austria Puccini, Il trittico: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Jakob Pitzer) from the Vienna State Opera, 7.10.2023. (JPr)

*Il tabarro* © Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Pöhn

Feast of fine singing from Kaufmann, Yoncheva and Tézier at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023

02/10/2023 by Jim Pritchard

Italy Jonas Kaufmann at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023 [4]: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Arena di Verona Orchestra / Jochen Rieder (conductor). Recorded at Arena di Verona (directed by Henning Karsten) on 20.8.2023 and released by CinemaLive to be shown in cinemas on 12 October (for information click here). (JPr)

(l-r) Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) and Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) singing Ennio Morricone’s ‘Nella fantasia’

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Serebrennikov’s new Paris Opera Lohengrin is utterly compelling theatre despite confusing moments

Verdi’s 210th birthday is celebrated in Parma with the aim of saving ‘Villa Verdi’

The sun shines on Nadine Sierra, Liparit Avetisyan and Ambrogio Maestri in the L’elisir d’amore revival

After four decades Il trittico returns to Vienna State Opera in a new staging by Tatjana Gürbaca

Feast of fine singing from Kaufmann, Yoncheva and Tézier at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023

Barrie Kosky’s Das Rheingold for the Royal Opera is a miscast, misconceived, mishmash of ideas

Vienna State Ballet’s season opener Don Quixote revival does Rudolf Nureyev proud

A kaleidoscope of music at the BBC Proms from Elena Urioste and Tadaaki Otaka’s BBC NOW