Sicily Uncovers the Secrets of Götterdämmerung

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Irene Théorin (Brünnhilde), Christian Voigt (Siegfried), Eric Greene (Gunther) and Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs (Gutrune)
photo courtesy of Teatro Massimo Palermo

ItalyItaly Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Staging by Graham Vick with Ron Howell as Director of the Mimes.  Sets and costumes by Richard Hudson.  Lighting Designer, Giuseppe Di Iorio. Soloists, Orchestra and chorus of Teatro Massimo, Palermo (Chorus Master, Piero Monti) / Stefan Anton Reick (conductor). Teatro Massimo, Palermo, 28.01.2016 and 2.2.2016. (JB)

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The Met’s Spectacular Turandot Lacks Light and Shade

United StatesUnited States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Paolo Carignani (conductor). Broadcast live to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 30.1.2016. (JPr)

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(l-r) Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Timur), Anna Hartig (Liù ), Dwayne Croft (Ping) & Nina Stemme (Turandot) (c) Marty Sohl

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