| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2011 National Theatre | Turandot 2.0 |
, Emanuele DAguanno (Pong), Fabio Previati (Ping), in Bayerische Staatsopers production of Turandot, by Wilfried Hösl.jpg) It’s no surprise that Turandot is one of the most performed and best loved operas of all time, coming in at number 15 in the Operabase league table. Its beautiful music and lavish orchestration, along with its very exciting and exotic story are what operatic dreams are made of. The evil princess, who submits all her suitors to a cruel test, with failure punishable by death, provides the perfect starting point for a dramatically charged and emotionally rich opera, and it is this depth and excitement that make Turandot one of my favourite operas in the repertoire.
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| 27-Oct-2010 Opéra Bastille | Puccini's Il Trittico at Opéra Bastille |
 Puccini's Il Trittico, performed last night at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, is a unique item in the repertoire: a series of three one act operas with little to link them except the composer's conceit of what would work together in an evening. Each opera clocks in at something under an hour, and despite the relatively short duration, each has plenty of time to develop its characters. And every one packs a powerful punch.Read full review... | |
