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New York CityTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Oksana Lyniv; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; John Macfarlane; David Finn; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
AmsterdamJohannes-Passion
Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV245
Leonardo García-Alarcón; Sasha Waltz; Niederländische Oper; Heike Schuppelius; Bernd Skodzig; David Finn; Netherlands Bach Society Orchestra
SydneyThe Nutcracker
Tschaikowsky: Der Nussknacker
Lev Ivanov; Sir Peter Wright; Vincent Redmon; The Australian Ballet; John Macfarlane; David Finn; Opera Australia Orchestra
New York CityTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Daniele Rustioni; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; John Macfarlane; David Finn
BerlinTannhäuser
Wagner: Tannhäuser
Christian Thielemann; Sasha Waltz; Staatsoper Berlin; Pia Maier-Schriever; Bernd Skodzig; David Finn; Staatskapelle Berlin
New York CityTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Karel Mark Chichon; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; Marco Armiliato; John Macfarlane; David Finn
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John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra arrives at the Met
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.