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Optisch war der Abend ein Genuss, das musikalische Niveau war hoch. Etwas fehlte jedoch: ergreifende Emotionen.

Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal. 

Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.

A pasticcio of superb musicianship is the main event at the Venice-themed Whitsun Festival.

Anthony Minghella’s highly stylized Madama Butterfly returns to New York for its ninth revival, with the Polish soprano delivering a thrilling performance in a Met role debut.

Carrie Cracknell’s modernized take on Bizet’s 1875 iconic opera moves the action from early 19th-century Spain to a 21st-century American industrial town.

With a stellar cast and fine orchestral playing, Mozart’s enigmatic fairy tale takes on a darker, more grown-up tone in its first new Metropolitan Opera staging in 19 years.

Robert Carsen’s imaginative 2011 production of Mozart’s masterpiece is revived in Milan with an excellent cast led by Christopher Maltman.

Producción que vuelve al escenario catalán después de cuatro años de su estreno, envuelto en un rojo veneciano de Oscar y un drama con una maldición aún perenne.

La nueva producción de Peter Grimes se alza como la mejor propuesta de la temporada del Real con una magnífica dirección de Deborah Warner en la escena e Ivor Bolton en lo musical y una sobresaliente actuación vocal y dramática.