‘Masterfully staged by the English director–designer John Pascoe who has mounted an engaging show that revolutionises the language of opera’

‘Italia, Un Sogno achieved its stated aim of giving birth to a new manner of presenting opera, rendering it attractive to both a less expert public as well as to the younger generation…’

‘…For example, the Duke of Mantua from Rigoletto was transformed into a decadent emperor of Ancient Rome’

‘Between innovative stage direction, costumes and a cast of 50 artists, the evening passed swiftly. The public didn’t want to leave!’

‘The eighteen imposing and elegant scenes of ‘Italia, Un Sogno’ demonstrated that it has all the cards in hand to impress the public, and not just that of Italy.’

‘The eighteenth century of Casanova with a touch of eroticism at the Venetian lagoon’

‘Undreamed of! With the intention of communicating “A tribute to the tradition of opera through the story of Italy”, every opera extract was placed in a completely unexpected locality and time, almost echoing the mannerisms of other contemporary stage directors.’

‘The arias and their staging were really surprising, totally unexpected and impressive’

‘A pop event that tells the story of Italy via its most famous arias’

‘The production finished with an authentic standing ovation, with repeated calls from the public, equally for the stage director and scenery designer John Pascoe… and for the large number of actors, dancers and chorus who brought such life to the performance.’

‘Vittorio Grigòlo has perfect appeal, natural charisma and talent for performing… His young and brilliant tone of voice and the spontaneity and innate elegance of performance create the impression of hearing even the most famous arias as if for the first time.’

‘The risk of a “post card” iconography was balanced by the interesting architectural composition of the scenes and by the effective choices of the stage director John Pascoe’

‘Fourteen opera arias were interpreted by various singers and actors, all skilfully coordinated by the English stage director John Pascoe.’ 

‘The tenor Vittorio Grigòlo brought real excitement to the stage of the Teatro Fraschini in Pavia, where he presented his ‘Italia, Un Sogno’, a tribute to the tradition of Italian opera.’ 

‘The talent of the artists chosen, the scenery, and the video projections pull together the multifaceted puzzle of our history, offering a profound reflection of current events’  

‘A great success. An operatic concert filled with theatrical drama’    

‘Grigolo enflames emotions with his Italian “dream”.’     

‘”Italia, Un Sogno” is without doubt an enjoyable, elegant and successful journey.’     

‘An event of international importance, absolutely not to be missed’    

   

‘The charisma, the voice and the stage presence of Grigòlo’