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Performer: Michael Mayes

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Mazzoli: Lincoln in the Bardo
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Lileana Blain-Cruz; Metropolitan Opera; Steven Osgood; Adam Rigg; Montana Levi Blanco; Yi Zhao
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Die Show der Politik: John Adams' Nixon in China in Stuttgart

Regisseur Marco Štorman inszeniert einen Abend, der ganz aus dem Geist von Adams' Musik lebt.
****1
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Dead Man Walking at English National Opera: a superb execution

Michael Mayes (Joseph De Rocher) and Christine Rice (Sister Helen Prejean) © Manuel Harlan
Anneliese Miskimmon's ENO production of Jake Heggie and Terence McNally's tale of crime, repentance, compassion and redemption compels from start to finish.
*****
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Frederick Ballentine’s Loge shines in Das Rheingold

Sarah Larsen (Flosshilde), Jacqueline Piccolino (Woglinde), Shelly Traverse (Wellgunde) © Philip Newton
Despite some confused visual elements, an excellent musical performance makes Seattle Opera's production well worth watching.
****1
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ENO brings It's a Wonderful Life to the operatic stage

Jennifer France (Mary Hatch Bailey) and Frederick Ballentine (George Bailey) © Lloyd Winters
English National Opera's It’s a Wonderful Life makes for a feel-good evening of theatre, but it requires a sweet tooth.
***11
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Molten intensity: Marina Costa-Jackson a splendid Tosca in Kansas City

Ryan McAdams conducts Tosca at the Kansas City Lyric Opera in a production by a famous former Tosca, Carol Vaness. 
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To the World: a musical geography lesson at Glimmerglass

In place of a full musical, this revue highlighted classic and contemporary songs that celebrate places and cultures, although some selections seemed questionable out of context.
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