Tag Archives: Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Netrebko and Pappano pack a punch at Salzburg: La Gioconda

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Mark Pullinger

Ponchielli: La Gioconda Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 23rd March 2024 There’s more to La Gioconda than The Dance of the Hours, although Disney’s animated classic Fantasia boosted the ballet music’s fame. The Royal Opera House has never staged Amilcare Ponchielli’s opera … Continue reading →

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Oliver Mears turns La Gioconda into a tale of abuse at the Salzburg Easter Festival

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Mark Pullinger

Ponchielli: La Gioconda Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 23rd March 2024 Amilcare Ponchielli’s La Gioconda is an opera it’s easy to scoff at: unlikely coincidences, disguises and fake poisons pile on top of each other at every turn in a tale of … Continue reading →

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There’s no place like Rome: Pappano and the Santa Cecilians dazzle in Respighi

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Respighi: Wang; Santa Cecilia/Pappano **** Royal Festival Hall, 11th May 2017 All roads lead to Rome. Last night however, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia brought the Eternal City vividly to London in the form of two of … Continue reading →

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Pappano releases the shackles: an uplifting Fidelio in Rome

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Beethoven: Fidelio **** Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, 22nd October 2016 Released from the incarceration of directorial prison walls, Fidelio can still make a most powerful impact on the concert platform. Despite formal evening attire – Rachel Willis-Sørensen “Fidelio” in a … Continue reading →

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