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Keri-Lynn Wilson; Richard Jones; Metropolitan Opera; Miriam Buether; Nicky Gillibrand; Mimi Jordan Sherin; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Speranza Scappucci; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Ultz; Nicky Gillibrand; DM Wood; Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House
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Michele Mariotti; Robert Carsen; The Royal Opera; Miriam Buether; Annemarie Woods; Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House
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Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden
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The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight.
Black comedy of the highest order: Festen at The Royal Opera
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Mark-Anthony Turnage's operatic adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's tale of abuse provides rich entertainment even as it shocks.
Forbidden love in times of war: Aida at The Royal Opera
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Strong performances by chorus, orchestra and the father-daughter pairing of Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Anna Pirozzi make this Covent Garden revival well worth the visit.
Musically peerless but battering: Wozzeck in Aix
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Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO give an orchestral performance to remember, with a fine singing cast, but Simon McBurney's staging dials the bleakness to maximum too early.
Royal Opera's Aida shines a spotlight on the modern military state
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Robert Carsen's Aida focusses on the brutality of war, with powerful lead performances from Angel Blue, SeokJong Baek and Elīna Garanča, plus strong orchestral colours from Sir Mark Elder.
Jungle Book Reimagined: a scathing, incisive work of dance theatre
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I felt that the choreography as performed by these excellent dancers was enough to carry the story without such excessive use of text and animation