Now playing Next Culture news The Scottish Play the Italian way: La Scala season opens with Verdi Star soprano Anna Netrebko gave her Lady Macbeth in Milan. 08/12/2021
Now playing Next musica Exuberant and minimalistic - a thrilling “Rigoletto” with tenor Benjamin Bernheim Verdi’s vibrant masterpiece Rigoletto is currently being staged at the Liceu in Barcelona. Musica caught up with French tenor Benjamin Bernheim. 02/12/2021
Now playing Next musica Gustavo Dudamel's blazing Otello takes Barcelona by storm Verdi's tragic Otello is an enormous challenge for any conductor: from the rousing storm at the beginning to the quiet "Ave Maria" at the end. We delve into the craft of charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he inspires in Barcelona with his interpretation. 08/04/2021
Now playing Next musica Verdi’s Aida with Jonas Kaufmann keeps its magnificence whilst avoiding stereotypes Dutch director Lotte de Beer creates a new take on Verdi’s famous opera by using puppets and by taking a critical look at Europe’s 19th-century history during colonization. 18/02/2021
Now playing Next musica Aida: unheard version receives rapturous reception at La Scala 149 years ago, Giusppe Verdi replaced the original opening to the third act of his celebrated opera, Aida and it has remained unheard. Until now. Musica reports on the rapturously-received alternative version as performed at La Scala in Milan. 15/10/2020
Now playing Next musica A Traviata for the 21st Century takes Paris by storm A daring new staging of Verdi's legendary "La Traviata" brings the classic tale into the internet age. And it has clicked with audiences. 19/09/2019
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Now playing Next Italy Verdi's "Attila" opens La Scala season Triumph for Chailly and Abdrazakov as audience warms to tale of fall of Rome. 08/12/2018
Now playing Next musica Bryn Terfel stars as Falstaff at the Royal Opera House in London "Falstaff" is a Verdi for opera buffs providing a visionary look into the next century. On the stage of the Royal Opera House in London, bass-baritone Bryn Terfel stars as the tragicomical hedonist - in a production by the Canadian Robert Carsen. 12/07/2018
Now playing Next musica Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" casts its spell on Zurich Andreas Homoki's production of La Forza del Destino, The Force of Destiny, runs at the Zurich Opera House until the end of June 14/06/2018
Now playing Next musica Plácido Domingo and Sonya Yoncheva illuminate the Met in Verdi gem At New York's Met Opera, experienced tenor Plácido Domingo offers a stunning performance in "Luisa Miller" by Verdi, alongside his wonderful prodigy Sonya Yoncheva. 19/04/2018
Now playing Next musica Kaufmann and Yoncheva star in Verdi's 'Don Carlos' Jonas Kaufmann and Sonya Yoncheva open the season at Paris' Opéra Bastille with Verdi's 'Don Carlos', in French! 02/11/2017
Now playing Next musica Verdi's Masked Ball is a timeless classic A three act tragedy sprinkled with comedy, Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera – or masked ball – is one of the Italian composer’s most acclaimed masterpieces. 19/10/2017
Now playing Next musica Iran shines in Ravenna under Riccardo Muti It was a historic event that conductor Riccardo Muti offered the public at the Ravenna Festival this year: marking the 20th edition of his Roads of Friendship project, he brought together on stage mus 27/07/2017
Now playing Next musica Jonas Kaufmann is Otello in Covent Garden For the first time in thirty years London's Covent Garden opera house is putting on Verdi's Otello - and he's still white. 29/06/2017
Now playing Next musica Desdemona a victim? Never! A much-anticipated new production of Verdi’s Otello has opened the season at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. It’s a lavish show full of excitement 14/10/2015
Now playing Next musica Placido Domingo enlightens in dark Macbeth Superstar Plácido Domingo debuted as Macbeth recently at the Berlin State Opera. But he had to be persuaded to take the role of a killer. 19/02/2015
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Now playing Next musica Verdi's troubled hero Ernani takes Monte Carlo by storm It is the opera that turned Verdi into an international star. Ernani is a melodrama of love and jealousy, honour and revenge. No fewer than three 01/05/2014
Now playing Next musica Don Carlo's sensational cast delights Salzburg audiences The Salzburg Festival celebrates the bicentenary of Verdi’s birth with three of his operas: ‘Don Carlo’ is one of them – the longest, the most 29/08/2013
