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The Sting and Seduction of Tristan

03/12/201630/11/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (opening of 2016/17 season): Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 27.11.2016. (JB)

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Rachel Nicholls (Isolde) & Andreas Schager (Tristan) (c) Y Kageyama

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The Daniel Barenboim Phenomenon

30/11/201625/11/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Schubert, Chopin, Liszt – Daniel Barenboim (piano): Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco Della Musica, Rome 21.11.2016. (JB)

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Intimate Schumann from Four Leading players of the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia

24/11/201617/11/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Schumann: Alexander Lonquich (piano), Cristina Barbuti (piano), Carlo Maria Parazzoli (violin), Simone Briatore (viola), Luigi Piovano (cello), Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet), Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sala Sinopoli, Parco della Musica, Rome. 16.11.2016. (JB)

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Palestrina Brings a Sense of Calm Amid the Turmoil

17/11/201610/11/2016 by Jack Buckley

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Palestrina, Missa Papae Marcelli: Choir of the Sistine Chapel / Massimo Palombella (conductor).  Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at Sala Sinopoli, Parco della Musica, Rome, 9.11.2016. (JB)

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Unmasking Un Ballo 2

04/11/201630/10/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Chorus (Chorus Master: Roberto Gabbiani) and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome /  Jesús López Cobos (conductor).  Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 27.10.2016. (JB)

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Serena Gamberoni as Oscar
(c) Teatro dell’Opera Rome

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Unmasking Un Ballo

01/11/201627/10/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome.  Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani.  Conductor, Jesús López Cobos.Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 18.10.2016. (JB)

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Ulrica (Dolora Zajick), Amelia (Hui He) & King Gustav (Francesco Meli)
(c) Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

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Finding Fidelio in Rome

25/10/201623/10/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Beethoven, Fidelio (in concert form): Chorus (chorus master, Ciro Visco) and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica Rome 20.10.2016. (JB)

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Fidelio (c) Musacchio & Ianniello

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Women are Just Like That

07/07/201630/06/2016 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly Mozart, Così fan tutte – in concert form: Chorus and Orchestra of Santa Cecilia Rome. Conductor, Semyon Bychkov. Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica Rome, 27.6.2016. (JB)

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