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Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco
Anna Netrebko (Giovanna), Francesco Meli (Carlo VII), Carlos Álvarez (Giacomo), Michele Mauro (Delil) & Dmitry Beloselskiy (Talbot)
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Chailly
Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s production was the 2015-16 season-opener at La Scala…It’s as camp as a row of tents, but visually striking all the same…Netrebko is in magnificent voice, especially... — More…
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Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico), Francesco Meli (Percy), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Peter Jelosits (Hervey)
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidò
It's no accident that Netrebko's better forays into bel canto have come with Garanca by her side, inspiring her to some lovely singing. Their voices blend beautifully...I find her a welcome counterpoint... — More…
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Francesco Meli (Riccardo), Vladimir Stoyanov (Renato), Kristin Lewis (Amelia), Elisabetta Fiorillo (Ulrica), Serena Gamberoni (Oscar), Filippo Polinelli (Silvano), Antonio Barbargallo (Samuel), Enrico Rinaldo (Tom)
Teatro Regio di Parma, Gianluigi Gelmetti
It's aptly cast - Francesco Meli's Riccardo with fine legato, Stoyanov an uncommonly civilised Renato whose remorse after the assassination is all the more credible, Samuel and Tom not overdone... — More…
Verdi: I Due Foscari
Placido Domingo, Francesco Meli, Anna Pirozzi & Chiara Isotton
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Michele Mariotti
Verdi: Requiem
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano). Veronica Simeoni (mezzo-soprano), Francesco Meli (tenor), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass)
Ballett Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich, Chor und Zusatzchor der Oper Zürich, Fabio Luisi
Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata
Roberto de Biasio (Arvino), Michele Pertusi (Pagano), Cristina Giannelli (Viclinda), Dimitra Theodossiou (Giselda), Roberto Tagliavini (Pirro), Valdis Jansons (Acciano), Francesco Meli (Oronte), Daniela Pini (Sofia)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Daniele Callegari
Pugelli’s production reveals a series of beautiful backdrops and the costumes are a hippy’s tie-die heaven, albeit rather more chic... The singing is forthright. Michele Pertusi’s bass provides... — More…
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Leo Nucci (Simon Boccanegra), Robert Scandiuzzi (Jacopo Fiesco), Simone Piazzola (Paolo Albiani), Paolo Pecchioli (Pietro), Tamar Iveri (Amelia/Maria), Francesco Meli (Gabriele Adorno)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Daniele Callegari
The solo singing is adequate and often more than that and dominated by Leo Nucci’s portrayal of the eponymous role...Scandiuzzi as Boccanegra’s implacable foe, Fiesco, is sonorous and acts well...Tamar... — More…
Verdi: Requiem
Dimitra Theodossiou (soprano), Sonia Ganassi (mezzo), Francesco Meli (tenor), Riccardo Zanellato (bass)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Yuri Temirkanov
The soloists are all very satisfactory but the performance, whilst precise, is not urgent and indeed seems a bit slow. — More…
Verdi: I Due Foscari
Plácido Domingo (Francesco Foscari), Francesco Meli (Jacopo Foscari) & Maria Agresta (Lucrezia Contarini), Maurizio Muraro (Jacopo Loredano), Samuel Sakker (Barbarigo), Rachel Kelly (Pisana), Lee Hickenbottom (Fante), Dominic Barrand (Servant)
Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal...
Domingo’s vital engagement in a role in which signs of his vocal age work to his advantage makes his central contribution a considerable achievement — More…
In Memoriam: Lorin Maazel
Recorded at the basilica di San Marco, Venice, 16 Nov 2007
Norma Fantini (soprano), Anna Smirnova (mezzo-soprano), Francesco Meli (tenor) & Rafal Siwek (bass)
Symphonica Toscanini & Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lorin Maazel
