Tag Archives: Ponchielli

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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Pappano and the LSO bring the Italians out of the opera pit

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Pappano/ London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 3rd March 2019 Verdi, Puccini and Ponchielli don’t exactly get out of the pit much, Italian composers famed almost exclusively for their operatic output. Sir Antonio Pappano doesn’t get out of the pit much either, … Continue reading →

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