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No balm in Gilead: The Handmaid’s Tale in Boston
Jennifer Johnson Cano’s stamina and total commitment were exceptional in the East Coast premiere of Poul Ruders' opera.
Boulanger, Debussy and Puccini with Nelsons, Opolais, and the BSO
The Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Andris Nelsons performs Boulanger, Debussy and Puccini.
Wozzeck in Geneva: grit and light
A strong, compelling staging – coherent in aesthetic and philosophy, if a little restrained in performance.
Shakespeare servi à la sauce diable : Britten s’en pourlèche les babines…
Accourez au Grand Théâtre de Genève faire un rêve éveillé : de l’excellence du plateau de solistes, des couleurs de l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande dirigé avec maestria par Steven Sloane, à la rêverie offerte par la mise en scène de Katharina Thalbach, ce Britten là vous déroutera peut-être, mais vous fera rêver sûrement !
Elīna Garanča stars in a touching Rosenkavalier
Michaela Kaune, Albert Pesendorfer, Eun Yee You and Elīna Garanča transported the audience to a lost time and place, even while embodying their characters’ ultimate timelessness.
Verdi's Falstaff given a playful make-over
After his final opera, Falstaff (1893), Verdi founded a home for retired musicians. Director Christof Loy related these two achievements by setting the opera in the nursing home...