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BrusselsBoris Godunov

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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunow
Alain Altinoglu; Vasily Barkhatov; La Monnaie | De Munt; Dmitry Matvienko; Zinovy Margolin; Olga Shaishmelashvili; Alexander Sivaev

MünchenDeath in VeniceNeuinszenierung

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Britten: Der Tod in Venedig
Edward Gardner; Vasily Barkhatov; Bayerische Staatsoper; Zinovy Margolin; Olga Shaishmelashvili; Alexander Sivaev; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

NaplesTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Vincenzo Milletarì; Vasily Barkhatov; Teatro di San Carlo; Zinovy Margolin; Galya Solodovnikova; Alexander Sivaev; Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo

WienEine floren­tinische Tragödie / Herzog Blaubarts BurgNeuinszenierung

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Zemlinsky, Bartók
Alain Altinoglu; Vasily Barkhatov; Wiener Staatsoper; Christian Schmidt; Stefanie Seitz; Alexander Sivaev; Wiener Staatsopernorchester

GrazRusalkaNeuinszenierung

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Dvořák: Rusalka
Francesco Angelico; Vasily Barkhatov; Oper Graz; Ulises Maino; Christian Schmidt; Kirsten Dephoff; Alexander Sivaev

BerlinLa forza del destinoNeuinszenierung

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Verdi: La forza del destino (Die Macht des Schicksals)
Philippe Jordan; Vasily Barkhatov; Staatsoper Berlin; Christian Schmidt; Kirsten Dephoff; Alexander Sivaev; Staatskapelle Berlin
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Frontalangriff auf die Ohren: Verdis Stiffelio am Theater an der Wien

Joyce El-Khoury (Lina) mit dem Arnold Schoenberg Chor © Werner Kmetitsch
Vasily Barkhatov liefert mit seiner Inszenierung eine nüchterne Lesart von Verdis Stiffelio, aber vor allem wird es laut.
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Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

Sara Jakubiak (Katerina) and Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Sergey) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director. 

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A Norma cooking on medium at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Dmitry Korchak (Pollione) and Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Norma) © Bernd Uhlig
Despite excellent performances from Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Elmina Hasan, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's new production of Norma lacks a pinch of salt. 
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Vasily Barkhatov's car crash Turandot opens the season in Naples

Turandot © Luciano Romano
The Teatro di San Carlo opens its season with Vasily Barkhatov directing a Gen X mish-mash take on Puccini's final opera. 
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Weinberg’s Dostoevsky drama crushes at MusikTheater an der Wien

Petr Sokolov (Lébedyev), Dmitry Golovnin (Prince Myschkin) and Dmitry Cheblykov (Rogózhin) © Monika Rittershaus
Vasily Barkhatov directs a new production of Mieczysław Weinberg's rarely staged, massive and unwieldy opera at the MuseumsQuartier. 
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