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This Spanish tenor's already a star in Europe. Now he's made a big splash at the Met

He's a Spanish tenor who has captivated audiences with his extraordinary voice

The Independent UK

Rolando Villazón directs opera at the world's top houses while still singing

Tenor Rolando Villazón has made his Metropolitan Opera directing debut with Bellini's “La Sonnambula.”

The Independent UK

Cinderella at London Coliseum: 'Hugely enjoyable contemporary spin'

4/5 The ENO have brought the classic story up-to-date while still keeping its heart and soul

Evening Standard

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Cinderella review – fun-forward fairytale kicks off ENO makeover

Julia Burbach’s energetic staging of Rossini sets the tone for English National Opera’s new split-site era, bringing lashings of chorus comedy and a pacy conductor’s debut by Yi-Chen Lin

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Andrea Chénier; The Barber of Seville review – brio and ballistic B-flats

Antonio Pappano bows out with a blazing performance of Giordano’s red-blooded opera, while a fine cast brings out the vitality of Rossini’s classic in spite of the weather

The Guardian - UK

The Barber of Seville review – Rossini’s opera gets a British Victoriana makeover

Cecilia Stinton injects a whiff of EM Forster’s A Room With a View to the comic masterpiece’s well-worn plot

The Guardian - UK

Barber of Seville review – high energy, whimsy and Stetsons as Rossini goes to the wild west

With a dash of Monty Python and a sprinkling of Carry On, Charles Court Opera’s slimmed-down staging of the comic opera is pacy and entertaining

The Guardian - UK

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The Barber of Seville review – Miller’s 1987 staging still sparkles

Rossini’s comedy is engaging, warm and witty in this revival of Jonathan Miller’s staging with Charles Rice’s Figaro dominating – as he should

The Guardian - UK

Ewa Podleś obituary

Polish contralto who displayed a great range and athleticism particularly in works by Handel and Rossini

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: The Barber of Seville; Apartment House – review

Ian McMillan’s Rossini in ‘proper Yorkshire’ flummoxes and charms, while Huddersfield clings on at the cliff edge of experiment

The Guardian - UK

Cinderella review – entertaining if odd spin on Rossini’s opera

Jenny Ogilvie grafts a wacky ‘Night at the Museum’ concept onto the fairytale in this new production for English Touring Opera. Conductor Naomi Woo’s speeds are brisk to the point of breathlessness

The Guardian - UK

Cecilia Bartoli veers into opera management while still singing at 57

Still singing at age 57, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has branched into opera management

The Independent UK

The week in classical: Strand international piano series; The Barber of Seville; Konstantin Krimmel & Ammiel Bushakevitz – review

Murray McLachlan kicks off a new piano series in style; the Royal Opera’s latest Rossini revival delights. Plus, a lunchtime recital to stop you in your tracks

The Guardian - UK

The Barber of Seville review – Payare’s perky Rossini makes this revival fizz

With rising newcomers such as Aigul Akhmetshina and veterans such as Bryn Terfel, this is an irresistible performance conducted with verve by Rafael Payare, in his ROH debut

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Classical home listening: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia’s Messa di Gloria; Nico Muhly’s The Street

Five star soloists give a radiant performance of Rossini’s masterpiece, while two versions of Muhly’s poetic work offer a harp solo or a full performance. Plus: 100 years of the BBC

The Guardian - UK

Teresa Berganza obituary

Spanish opera singer who enjoyed international acclaim for her vibrant performances in the works of Rossini, Mozart and Bizet

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