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GatesheadMozart’s Così fan tutteKonzertante Aufführung

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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Dinis Sousa; Timothy Burke; Royal Northern Sinfonia; Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia; Christina Gansch

BarcelonaLa bohème

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Puccini: La bohème
Giacomo Sagripanti; Paolo Gavazzeni; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Leila Fteita; Nicoletta Ceccolini; Andrea Anfossi; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

SydneySemele

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Erin Helyard; Neil Armfield; Pinchgut Opera; Alexander Berlage; Orchestra of the Antipodes; Cantillation; Eugene Lynch
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Die Uraufführung von Sacred Environment von Kate Moore beim Holland Festival will heilige Stätten Australiens in den Konzertsaal bringen. Zuhause darf man dank einer persönlichen VR-Brille das Ganze noch einmal erleben.
***11
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Upstairs, downstairs: Die Frau ohne Schatten at Deutsche Oper

Die Frau ohne Schatten © Matthias Baus
Tobias Kratzer gives his third Strauss production in three seasons at Deutsche Oper Berlin another contemporary spin. 
****1
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Sensitive stagecraft and directorial rage: Suor Angelica at ENO

Sinéad Campbell-Wallace (Sister Angelica) © Genevieve Girling
Miskimmon's relocation of the action to Ireland is unsparing in its evocation not of some tearjerking melodrama but of an almost documentary reportage on real events. 
*****
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A captivating Così fan tutte in Sydney

Helen Sherman (Dorabella), Nardus Williams (Fiordiligi) and Richard Anderson (Don Alfonso) © Keith Saunders
Opera Australia's well nigh perfect production of Mozart's Così fan tutte excels in every dimension, with an excellent ambiguous conclusion.
*****
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The Rake's Progress at The Grange: richly entertaining

Alexandra Oomens (Anne Trulove) and Adam Temple-Smith (Tom Rakewell) © Craig Fuller
Singing performances are excellent, the staging is well crafted and Stravinsky's eclectic score entertains from start to finish. But it's an evening's opera that doesn't touch the soul.
****1
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A streamlined, dramatic Rinaldo from Pinchgut

Jake Arditti (Rinaldo) and Alexandra Oomens (Almirena) © Cassandra Hannagan
Although abbreviated, Pinchgut Opera's production of Handel's Rinaldo makes a powerful dramatic impact and exemplifies high musical values, with excellent orchestral playing and consistently fine singing.
****1
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