Kurzak and Alagna bring long-awaited star power to Michieletto’s Covent Garden Cav & Pag

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Soloists, Members of the Youth Opera Company, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 8.7.2022. (JPr)

Roberto Alagna (Canio) and Aleksandra Kurzak (Nedda) in Pagliacci © Tristram Kenton

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While the production lacks magic, vocally and musically, Glyndebourne’s Alcina is a triumph

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2022 [3] – Handel Alcina (1735, ed. Flesch): Soloists, Dancers, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Jonathan Cohen (conductor) with Tom Foster (harpsichord continuo). Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, 2.7.2022. (CC)

Samantha Hankey (Ruggiero) and dancers © Tristram Kenton

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