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Des Noces à l'américaine pour Figaro au Staatsoper Berlin
Toujours aussi riche en boules à facettes et autres bottes de cowboy, cette reprise de la production de 2021 signée Vincent Huguet brille également par sa distribution des rôles féminins.
Obsession at The Grange: The Queen of Spades
In a setting that might be The Grange itself, a production which steadily tightens its grip until a blistering finish.
A striking, if perplexing, Midsummer Night's Dream from Opera Zuid
Ola Mafaalani's staging is a feast for the eyes with creative and edgy lighting, a clever and expressive use of colour and a stunning visual display, but not everything comes off successfully.
Lend me your ears: Battistelli's Julius Caesar charms Rome
The Teatro dell'Opera opens its season with the world premiere of Giorgio Battistelli and Ian Burton's new Shakespearean work, under the baton of Daniele Gatti and the direction of Robert Carsen.
The Grange Festival's Falstaff hits all the right notes
Comic opera can fall flat, but if The Grange Festival's new production of Verdi's final masterpiece is a total delight, with a strong concept and a strong cast. This is country-house opera at its best.
Billy Budd finally drops anchor again at The Royal Opera
After nearly two decades away from the Covent Garden stage, it was time Britten's Billy Budd came home, in a new production from Madrid by Deborah Warner.