Female Singers Shine in Royal Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’
In a Verdi revival at the Royal Opera, two top female singers are discovering, and rediscovering, characters from a real-life royal love triangle.
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A Not-Quite-Star Maestro Has a Starry Season at the Met
Carlo Rizzi, a Met Opera regular sometimes taken for granted, opened the company’s season this fall and has juggled “Medea,” “Tosca” and “Don Carlo.”
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Review: The Met Brings Back a Shorter, Weaker ‘Don Carlo’
David McVicar’s staging from last season has returned, but in a four-act, Italian-language form. In this case, less is less.