Aida; Attila; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlo; Ernani; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Nabucco; Rigoletto; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Requiem; Quattro pezzi ...

The moment took on new mystery and wonder, and the import of the opera’s conclusion — a timeless religious sphere quietly swallows up the transient concerns of governments and romances — was suddenly ...

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti opened the season’s final week of subscription concerts Friday night conducting music for which he holds particular gifts: Verdi opera. By ...

On Aida at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Seeing Riccardo Muti conduct a complete opera is now a rare pleasure. It’s always been a pleasure, but in recent years the experience has become ...

Riccardo Muti’s tenure as the music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which will come to an end next season after thirteen years, is a relationship worth celebrating. That valedictory season ...

Nach einer langen Durststrecke ist es soweit: Mit dem Sommer starten italienweit wieder zahlreiche Opernfestivals. Roms Opernszene feierte am Dienstagabend ihren Neustart nach einem mehrmonatigen ...

Nur 6.000 Zuschauer statt 13.500 wie vor der Coronapandemie wurden bei der ausverkauften Saisoneröffnung zugelassen. Um die Coronarestriktionen einzuhalten, waren auch weniger Techniker und ...

Passionate and unconditionally dedicated, Anna Netrebko makes her Salzburg Festival debut as Aida, alongside Francesco Meli as Radamès and Ekaterina Semenchuk as her rival Amneris. Conducted by none ...

Dass Männer, die den Takt schlagen, vom Betrachter mitunter als peitschende Dompteure wahrgenommen werden können, das beweist Riccardo Muti ziemlich eindrucksvoll. Sein künstlerisches ...

In the twilight of his music directorship of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti candidly outlined his legacy and implored musicians to remember his instruction on Giuseppe Verdi’s operas: ...

Muti`s sound, by comparison, is poor; the chorus and orchestra are both too distant and diffuse. (The live recording is a composite of two concert performances given at Scala last June.) Both teams of ...