Va, vecchio ‘Don’
The whole performance was reminiscent of long-forgotten ways of doing opera (ways which still find the full approval of an Italian public tired of proposals that are all too “experimental”)
11 pieces since 2016 — in 6 roles, at 5 companies, most often at Greek National Opera.
2 pieces as Elisabetta — stats above show all coverage for Anna Pirozzi.
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By the time Roberto Devereux saw its premiere at Napoli’s Teatro San Carlo on 29 October, 1837, Gaetano Donizetti had lost, in an 18-month time frame, both his parents, two still-born children, and his beloved wife Virginia.
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