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Stikhina and Smoriginas shine in Zurich Salome
A strong cast carries this satisfying revival of Andreas Homoki's production of Salome at Opernhaus Zürich.
Edward Gardner conducts a sharp La clemenza di Tito live from Bergen
Mary Miller bows out after ten years at the helm of Bergen National Opera with a defiant account of Mozart’s final opera.
Menotti's fiercely topical Consul at Guildhall
Guildhall School of Music and Drama tackles Gian Carlo Menotti's rarity, a tale of stateless and paperless 'citizens of nowhere' seeking refuge amid Kafkaesque bureaucracy.
All that glitters: Garsington's Semele
On a golden afternoon on the Wormsley estate, not everything on stage necessarily glittered, but there’s plenty of spirit in Annilese Miskimmon's production to entertain.
Le Grand Macabre: surreal, madcap, sublime
Simon Rattle leads the LSO and a fine chorus and cast of soloists in Ligeti's masterpiece: surreal, madcap but touching the sublime.