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Performer: Chad Shelton

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SeattleSalome

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Strauss R.: Salome
Benjamin Manis; Bruno Ravella; Seattle Opera; Leslie Travers; Malcolm Rippeth; Ashlee Naegle

BostonThe Queen of SpadesKonzertante Aufführung

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Tschaikowsky: Pique-Dame
Andris Nelsons; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Kristine Opolais; Elena Zaremba
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Hell is a cold place with black walls and a black moon in Mary Zimmermann's production, which premiered at Los Angeles Opera in early 2020, and transfers to New York.

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Little mark of Shakespeare's drama or Verdi's passion behind Bartlett Sher's exsanguinated, highly-stylized Otello for The Metropolitan Opera.
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James Robinson's production of Adams' Nixon in China hits its stride at San Diego Opera. 
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