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Wien

30 Jan 2022

Spiel mit der Obsession: Pique Dame an der Wiener Staatsoper

Von Isabella Steppan

Salzburg

Sünde in Weiß: Faust bei den Salzburger Festspielen

Von Christine Arnold, 10 August 2016

Viel Wirbeln und Drehen in Reinhard von der Thannens Salzburger Faust-Inszenierung: Sein weißes Bühnenbild verschmilzt mit den nuancenreichen Orchesterklängen unter der Leitung von Alejo Pérez.

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Salzburg

10 Aug 2016

Faust in Salzburg

Von Christine Arnold

Amsterdam

Vogel im Käfig: Tschaikowsky der Star in Herheims bemerkenswerter Pique Dame an der Nederlandse Opera

Von Mark Pullinger, 09 Juni 2016

Die Rolle des Außenseiters traf einen Nerv bei Tschaikowsky, dessen Homosexualität ihn von der Gesellschaft entfremdete

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Amsterdam

09 Jun 2016

Vogel im Käfig: Tschaikowsky Star in Herheims Pique Dame

Von Mark Pullinger

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Exciting debut elevates Met Queen of Spades

Von Cameron Kelsall, 04 Juni 2025

Galina Cheplakova steps in for Sonya Yoncheva in the penultimate performance of this revival, winning over the audience with vocal clarity and dramatic commitment.

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New York City

04 Jun 2025

Exciting debut elevates Met Opera The Queen of Spades

Von Cameron Kelsall

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A new Onegin underwhelms at La Scala

Von Laura Servidei, 22 Februar 2025

Mario Martone’s new production is inconsistent, while the musical performance is hindered by lacklustre conducting and a miscast prima donna.

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Mailand

22 Feb 2025

A new Onegin underwhelms at La Scala

Von Laura Servidei

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Paris

La rentrée tape-à-l’œil de Klaus Mäkelä avec l’Orchestre de Paris

Von Erwan Gentric, 06 September 2023

Dans un programme 100% russe, le directeur musical de l'Orchestre de Paris et sa formation produisent un formidable jeu en technicolor, mais dont les teintes paraissent parfois excessivement rehaussées.

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Paris

06 Sep 2023

La rentrée tape-à-l’œil de Klaus Mäkelä avec l’Orchestre de Paris

Von Erwan Gentric

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Zürich

Noseda launches a Rachmaninov 150th celebration in Zurich

Von Sarah Batschelet, 12 Februar 2023

The first of four Rachmaninov anniversary concerts shared by Zurich’s two fine orchestras is an audio feast, climaxing with the choral symphony, The Bells.

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Zürich

12 Feb 2023

Noseda launches a Rachmaninov 150th celebration in Zurich

Von Sarah Batschelet

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A tale of two basses: Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov at the Teatro alla Scala

Von David Karlin, 07 Dezember 2022

Ildar Abdrazakov and Ain Anger excel in the confrontation of tsar and historian; Kaspar Holten's safe but effective staging focuses on the relentless march of history.

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Mailand

07 Dez 2022

A tale of two basses: Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov at La Scala

Von David Karlin

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Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in their new Pique Dame

Von Mark Pullinger, 23 Februar 2022

Valery Gergiev finally turns up to conduct an electrifying evening, crowned by Asmik Grigorian's full throttle performance as Liza.

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Mailand

23 Feb 2022

Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in Pique Dame

Von Mark Pullinger

London

A couple of Cavaradossis, plus a divine diva: Tosca at the Royal Opera House

Von Roy Westbrook, 08 Dezember 2021

A change of tenor mid-performance adds further drama to a night at the opera in Covent Garden...

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London

08 Dez 2021

A couple of Cavaradossis, plus a divine diva: Tosca at the ROH

Von Roy Westbrook

Lyon

À l'Opéra de Lyon, la Tosca de Christophe Honoré voit double

Von Augustin Javel, 20 Januar 2020

Après sa création au Festival d’Aix-en-Provence cet été, la production de Tosca de Christophe Honoré arrive à l’Opéra de Lyon, dans une mise en scène puissante mais parfois écrasante pour les chanteurs.

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Lyon

20 Jan 2020

À l'Opéra de Lyon, la Tosca de Christophe Honoré voit double

Von Augustin Javel

Tchaikovsky’s tale of dark obsession sparkles with notable Met debuts

Von Ako Imamura, 29 November 2019

The young soprano Lise Davidsen scored a successful debut at the Met, with impressive support by conductor Vasily Petrenko, also making a debut, led a memorable revival of Pique Dame.

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New York City

29 Nov 2019

Tchaikovsky’s tale of dark obsession sparkles with notable Met debuts

Von Ako Imamura

Paris

Gergiev et le Mariinsky touchent le Graal : Parsifal à la Philharmonie

Von Tristan Labouret, 22 September 2019

Sous la direction frémissante de Valery Gergiev, les troupes du Théâtre Mariinsky se sont surpassées dans l'œuvre de Wagner. Yulia Matochkina a marqué les esprits en Kundry.

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Paris

22 Sep 2019

Gergiev et le Mariinsky touchent le Graal : Parsifal à la Philharmonie

Von Tristan Labouret

Paris

Le Mariinsky à la Philharmonie : Iolanta plus russe que jamais

Von Clara Leonardi, 21 September 2019

Une Iolanta plus candide que jamais, un orchestre du Mariinsky lumineux dirigé par un Gergiev imaginatif : l'opéra de Tchaïkovski couronne en beauté le week-end Saint-Pétersbourg de la Philharmonie de Paris.

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Paris

21 Sep 2019

Le Mariinsky à la Philharmonie : Iolanta plus russe que jamais

Von Clara Leonardi

Valery Gergiev conducts a grandiose Khovanshchina at La Scala

Von Renato Verga, 27 Februar 2019

In Khovanshchina, even more so than in Boris Godunov, the chorus is the chief protagonist and the La Scala chorus was truly astonishing.

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Mailand

27 Feb 2019

Gergiev conducts a grandiose Khovanshchina at La Scala

Von Renato Verga

Off-the-mark Iolanta, but a terrifying Bluebeard at the Met

Von Robert Levine, 28 Januar 2019

Mariusz Treliński's double bill pairing returns to the Metropolitan Opera with fine performances from Sonya Yoncheva and Gerald Finley in the leads.

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New York City

28 Jan 2019

Off-the-mark Iolanta, but a terrifying Bluebeard at the Met

Von Robert Levine

Lyon

Odabella victorieuse : magnifique assassinat de barbare à l’Opéra de Lyon

Von Beate Langenbruch, 12 November 2017

Daniele Rustioni, Tatiana Serjan et Erwin Schrott triomphent dans Attila de Verdi

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Lyon

12 Nov 2017

Odabella victorieuse : magnifique assassinat de barbare à l’Opéra de Lyon

Von Beate Langenbruch

St Petersburg

Netrebko takes on Adriana Lecouvreur at the Mariinsky

Von David Karlin, 18 Juni 2017

Isabelle Patriot-Pieri's new production is a quirky mix of traditional and the opposite; Netrebko shows her star quality; Eyvasov impresses.

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St Petersburg

18 Jun 2017

Netrebko takes on Adriana Lecouvreur at the Mariinsky

Von David Karlin

Pretty Yende + Javier Camarena = pretty spectacular Puritani duo

Von Robert Levine, 14 Februar 2017

As it turned out, the second performance of the Met’s revival of I puritani was the one to see – it offered some of this season’s greatest singing – and a surprise.

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New York City

14 Feb 2017

Pretty spectacular Puritani duo at The Met

Von Robert Levine

Luzern

Masquerade: Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian RSO in Lucerne

Von Sarah Batschelet, 19 März 2016

During the Lucerne Easter Festival, Mariss Jansons conducted the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir in three highly charged works.

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Luzern

19 Mär 2016

Masquerade: Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian RSO in Lucerne

Von Sarah Batschelet

München

A lackluster Traviata in Munich

Von Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 24 Mai 2015

Both the staging and the music of the Bayerische Staatsoper's Traviata disappoint.

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München

24 Mai 2015

A lackluster Traviata in Munich

Von Ilana Walder-Biesanz

From darkness to light and back again: Iolanta and Bluebeard’s Castle at The Met

Von Ako Imamura, 29 Januar 2015

The Met's première of Iolanta and Bluebeard's Castle, delayed by snow, opened with powerful singing and deeply effective staging. Iolanta showcased beautiful singing from the principals, while Bluebeard's Castle showed off brilliant playing by the Met Orchestra.

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New York City

29 Jan 2015

From darkness to light and back again

Von Ako Imamura

London

The lows have it: the Mariinsky's Boris Godunov at the Barbican

Von David Karlin, 03 November 2014

Mikhail Kazakov gives a compelling portrayal of the troubled Tsar Boris, as Gergiev and the Mariinsky provide a great showcase for one of the masterworks of Russian music.

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