The only consistent thing in life is inconsistency -- except when it comes to Muti's Verdi. We can always count on the Neapolitan maestro to power-up Verdi like Pitfall Harry swinging over fire pits & scorpions. The Italian press branded last night's season opener at Teatro dell Opera di Roma a triumph for Muti's "straodinario" "folgorante" & "strepitoso" (extraordinary, brilliant & stunning) baton skillz with a chorus and orchestra "al più alto livello" -- on the highest level -- who high-scored for Verdi's Boccanegra in a new Adrian Nobel production.
Below, a video of opening night from Dagospia in a pageantry of politicians (Italian prez Giorgio Napolitano, PM Mario Monti and Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno), fur, flip-phones and bewbs. Pro tip: assume that anything from Dagospia is NSFW.