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San FranciscoLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro)
Sebastian Weigle; Michael Cavanagh; San Francisco Opera; Erhard Rom; Constance Hoffman; Jane Cox; San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra arrives at the Met

Julia Bullock (Cleopatra), Gerald Finley (Antony) and Paul Appleby (Caesar) © Karen Almond | Met Opera
John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra puts the composer's propulsive music at the service of both moments of riveting human drama and less effective scenes of battle and politics. 
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Mozart meets Gatsby in LA Opera’s new Così fan tutte

Ana María Martínez (Despina), Rihab Chaieb (Dorabella) and Erica Petrocelli (Fiordiligi) © Cory Weaver
 Michael Cavanagh's sleek new production, designed by Erhard Rom and conducted by James Conlon, transforms the 18th-century opera into a Broadway musical, score by Mozart.
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Sir Bryn Terfel anchors The Royal Opera's Holländer revival

Sir Bryn Terfel (Dutchman) and Elisabet Strid (Senta) © ROH | Tristram Kenton
Terfel's performance as the legendary sailor is stronger than ever and, one or two issues aside, this revival of Tim Albery's production is a compelling account of Wagner's first mature work. 
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Tibio estreno europeo de Antony y Cleopatra

Gerald Finley (Antony), Julia Bullock (Cleopatra) © Gran Teatre del Liceu

John Adams estrena y dirige en el Gran Teatre del Liceu la última de sus obras, trasladada de la Antigüedad al Hollywood de los años treinta.

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Kaufmann and Deutsch shine in Claus Guth's dramatized Schwanengesang

Jonas Kaufmann © Monika Rittershaus, courtesy of Park Avenue Armory
In New York's Park Avenue Armory, Claus Guth imagines Schubert's final song collection set in a military hospital, Jonas Kaufmann as one of its soldiers with a story to tell. 
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Antony and Cleopatra: Adams offers a Shakespeare speed-read

Amina Edris (Cleopatra) and Gerald Finley (Antony) © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
Great vocal performances from Amina Edris and Gerald Finley grace John Adams' new opera, which opens San Francisco Opera’s centennial season.
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