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Tag Archives: Les Vêpres siciliennes
Welsh National Opera tackles Les Vêpres siciliennes but the vocal fireworks fail to ignite
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes Welsh National Opera, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 8th February 2020 “Enough work to kill a bull!” was Verdi’s complaint about the effort of writing for the Paris Opéra. Les Vêpres siciliennes was the composer’s first original work … Continue reading
Herheim’s lavish Vêpres siciliennes returns to Covent Garden in triumphant style
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes **** The Royal Opera, 12th October 2017 A mural depicting Etna erupting is the only hint of Sicily in Stefan Herheim’s opulent staging of Les Vêpres siciliennes, returning to Covent Garden for the first time since the Verdi … Continue reading
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Tagged André de Jong, Bryan Hymel, Erwin Schrott, Gesine Völlm, Jeremy White, Jihoon Kim, Les Vêpres siciliennes, Malin Byström, Maurizio Benini, Michael Volle, Michelle Daly, Neal Cooper, Nico Darmanin, Philipp Fürhofer, Royal Opera, Samuel Sakker, Simon Shibambu, Stefan Herheim, Verdi
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