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Le Don Giovanni élégant et fluide d'Agnès Jaoui à Montpellier
À l’exact opposé du Regietheater, l'actrice, réalisatrice et metteuse en scène propose une lecture classique de l'opéra de Mozart, bien servie par une distribution de très bonne tenue.
Diminishing returns in The Royal Opera’s Sicilian Vespers
Joyce El-Khoury saves the day in The Royal Opera’s second revival of The Sicilian Vespers in Stefan Herheim’s paint-by-numbers production.
Dodging the executioner’s axe: Șerban’s Turandot returns
Andrei Șerban’s 1984 staging of Turandot may the oldest production left in The Royal Opera’s stable, but there's life in the old horse yet.
Revolutionary zeal gives way to tyranny in The Royal Opera’s Fidelio
This revival of Kratzer’s production forces the audience to confront where personal responsibility starts and stops for acting under a tyrannical regime, while bringing Beethoven’s only opera to life – with a few twists.
Nadine Sierra leads a musically formidable Lucia di Lammermoor
Katie Mitchell's provocative staging is revived to great effect, elevated by glorious music-making led by Nadine Sierra's sensational Lucia.
Pappano and Loy bring empathy to Elektra at Covent Garden
Christof Loy’s thoughtful staging enlightens the character of the protagonists in Sophocles’ tale of matricide; Sir Antonio Pappano extracts great nuance and beauty from Strauss’ score.