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Betrayal, vengeance and a Scottish fantasy: Verdi’s rarity Aroldo staged by UC Opera

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Aroldo UC Opera, Theatre Royal Stratford East, 20th March 2017 Two Verdi operatic rewrites within four days! But whereas Jérusalem (reviewed in Liège on Friday) was a proper revision of I Lombardi for Verdi’s first Paris Opéra commission, Aroldo … Continue reading →

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A bit of East End bovver: UC Opera stages I Lombardi

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata  UC Opera, Bloomsbury Theatre, 18th March 2013 Pole-dancing in early Verdi? Things are clearly looking up in the world of Regietheater! A red telephone box parked stage right in University College Opera’s annual production … Continue reading →

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