Tag Archives: Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Swans, severed heads and a deerstalker: 2018 in review

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

“Wow! That’s some year you’ve had!” was a message written in one of this year’s Christmas cards. “Aiming to top it in 2019?” I’m not sure I have the energy! My outstanding operatic experience of the year was easily Salome at … Continue reading →

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Time-travelling back to 1900: an eye-popping Tosca in Rome

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Puccini: Tosca **** Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, 7th April 2018 For decades, “historically-informed performance practice” has given audiences the chance to hear music as the composer may have heard it. But in terms of opera, why not what the composer saw? Alessandro … Continue reading →

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Opera as circus: a controversial Cav & Pag double bill in Rome

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci ** Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, 5th April 2018 Pagliacci begins with a prologue in which the clown, Tonio, explains that their show is “a slice of life” about real people, so one could forgive director Pippo … Continue reading →

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