Italy Rossini, Matilde di Shabran. Orchestra and men’s voices of the Chorus of Teatro Comunale, Bologna. Adriatic Arena, Pesaro. 14.08.2012 (JB)
Jack Buckley
Bringing the King of the Huns to Life: Attila at Caracalla
Italy Verdi, Attila: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome with pupils of the Opera’s Ballet School. Baths of Caracalla, Rome 31.07.2012. (JB)
Desperately Seeking Norma at Caracalla
Italy Bellini, Norma: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Baths of Caracalla, Rome, 21.07.2012 (JB)
Uniting Living Myths and Legends: Caracalla’s Tribute to Russia
Italy Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev: Marianna Tarasova (mezzo-soprano), Chorus of Rome Opera, Roberto Gabbiani (chorus master), Orchestras of Rome Opera and St Petersburg Philharmonic, Juri Temirkanov (conductor),Video installations, film, lighting and direction:Pier’ Alli, Terme di Caracalla, Rome, 7.7.2012 (JB)
Mischief in the Shadows – Britten’s Dream in Rome
Italy Benjamin Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Rome Opera / James Conlon (conductor), premiere on 19.6.2012 (JB)
Keeping it Airborne: Juan Diego Florez’s Rome Recital
Italy Songs and Arias by Bononcini, Ciampi, Piccinni, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Lalo, Offenbach, Padilla, Garcia, Soutullo, Vert, Donizetti, Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, 24.5.2012 (JB)
Rumbustious Business: Attila at the Rome Opera
Italy Verdi, Attila: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome, Riccardo Muti (conductor), 27.5.2012 (JB)
Rescuing the Wit of Rome’s Barbiere
Italy Rossini, ll Barbiere di Siviglia: Teatro dell’Opera, Bruno Campanella (conductor). Rome, 22.4.2012 (JB)