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Collected opera and ballet reviews
United Kingdom Verdi, La forza del destino (1869 Milan version): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 19.9.2023. (CC)
Italy Puccini’s Tosca at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023 [3]: Soloists, Children’s Choir (conductor: Elisabetta Zucca), Chorus (chorus director: Roberto Gabbiani) and Orchestra of Arena di Verona / Francesco Ivan Ciampa (conductor). Recorded (directed by Barbara Napolitano) at the Arena di Verona on 29.7.2023 and available on RaiPlay for a limited time. (JPr)
United Kingdom Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet: Dancers of New Adventures. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.9.2023. (SRT)
Switzerland Puccini, La Rondine: Soloists, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Choir of Zurich Opera (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Philharmonia Zurich / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Zurich Opera, 17.9.2023. (MF)
Austria Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote: Dancers of Vienna State Ballet, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera / Robert Reimer (conductor). Transmitted live (directed by Balázs Delbó) from the Vienna State Opera, 16.9.2023. (JPr)
Germany Henze, Das Floss der Medusa: Soloists, Choir Soloists, Movement Choir and Children’s Extras of the Komische Oper, Berlin, Vocalconsort Berlin, Staats- und Domchor Berlin, Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Berlin / Titus Engel (conductor). Hangar 1, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, 16.9.2023. (MB)
United States Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 12.9.2023. (HS)
Argentina Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Permanent Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Jordi Bernàcer (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 7.9.2023. (JSJ)
