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An all-Wagner program with Kaufmann and Nylund in Boston
Jonas Kaufmann and Camilla Nylund tackle the roles of Tristan und Isolde for the first time in Andris Nelsons' all-Wagner concert.
Tristan und Isolde smoulders at Dutch National Opera
A strong cast, a lyrically simmering orchestra and lucid staging make this a Tristan und Isolde to treasure.
Grange Park Opera's inaugural Tosca
Woefully stiff acting lets down an otherwise excellent production; Joseph Calleja impresses in his role début as Cavaradossi.
Un Wagner minimaliste, pour une quintessence du drame romantique
Pour la première de la saison lyrique romaine, Daniele Gatti amenait l’Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma dans un Richard Wagner épuré.
Pain and purity: Janáček's Jenůfa
Jenůfa unfurls with chilling intensity at Longborough with the talented Lee Bisset in the title role.
A rapturous Tristan und Isolde in Paris
At the basic level Tristan und Isolde is an opera of hormones, not happenings; fathoms deeper it explores human experience at a point where sense is dumb and flesh retires – as close to heaven and hell as it’s possible to go without first having to die.