Palermo – Seen and Heard International

Verdi’s Attila Provides Entertainment Value

27/02/201622/02/2016 by Jack Buckley

Italy Verdi, Attila: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Massimo, Palermo. Chorus Master Piero Monti. Conductor Daniel Oren. Stage Director Daniele Abbado. Sets and Lighting Gianni Carluccio. Costumes Gianni Carluccio and Daniela Cernigliaro. Teatro Massimo Palermo 19.02.2016. (JB)

Mariella Devia as Donizetti’s Three Queens

11/02/201607/02/2016 by Jack Buckley

Italy Donizetti: Mariella Devia (soprano) with Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Massimo Palermo. Chorus master, Piero Monti. Conductor, Francesco Lanzillotta. Teatro Massimo, Palermo 3.2.2016. (JB)

Mariella-Devia_foto-di-Corrado-Maria-Falsini — Mariella Devia (c) Corrado Maria Falsini

Sicily Uncovers the Secrets of Götterdämmerung

11/02/201607/02/2016 by Jack Buckley

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

Italy 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)