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Newcastle upon TyneEugene OneginNeuinszenierung

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Tschaikowsky: Eugen Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North

SalfordEugene OneginNeuinszenierung

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Tschaikowsky: Eugen Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North

NottinghamEugene OneginNeuinszenierung

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Tschaikowsky: Eugen Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North

ValenciaNixon in China

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Adams: Nixon in China
Cornelius Meister; Valentina Carrasco; Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
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Half-baked direction mars a musically splendid Onegin for Opera North

John Brancy (Onegin) and Verity Wingate (Tatyana) © James Glossop
Opera North dips a toe into the murky pond of ‘director’s theatre’, but sadly, theirs is a concept from the shallow end that barely wets its ankles. 
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Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris

Thomas Hampson (Richard Nixon), Renée Fleming (Pat Nixon) and Xiaomeng Zhang (Chou En-lai) © Vincent Pontet | Opéra national de Paris
Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.
***11
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Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century

Nils Wanderer (Oberon) and Jennifer France (Tytania) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Tristram Kenton
Sir Peter Hall's classic staging of Britten's Shakespearean comedy nears a landmark moment in Glyndebourne’s autumn season. 
****1
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L’adaptation de Billy Budd est une leçon d'opéra au Festival d'Aix

The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor au Festival d'Aix © Jean-Louis Fernandez
L'adaptation de l'opéra de Britten par Ted Huffman et Oliver Leith est un bijou musical et théâtral, porté par une équipe d'artistes exceptionnels.
*****
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Entrée magistrale de Nixon in China au répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris

Nixon in China à l'Opéra Bastille © Elena Bauer / Opéra national de Paris
Le chef-d'œuvre de John Adams fait son entrée à Bastille par la grande porte, avec une mise en scène inspirée de Valentina Carrasco, une distribution exemplaire et une excellente direction musicale.
*****
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Midsummer fire: Tippett sets the new LPO season alight

An incandescent concert performance of Tippett’s The Midsummer Marriage launches a new era for the London Philharmonic under principal conductor Edward Gardner.
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ParisNixon in China

Nixon in China à l'Opéra Bastille © Elena Bauer / Opéra national de Paris
Adams: Nixon in China
Gustavo Dudamel; Valentina Carrasco; Opéra national de Paris; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris