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Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night
Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director.
A new Onegin underwhelms at La Scala
Mario Martone’s new production is inconsistent, while the musical performance is hindered by lacklustre conducting and a miscast prima donna.
A tale of two basses: Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov at La Scala
Ildar Abdrazakov and Ain Anger excel in the confrontation of tsar and historian; Kaspar Holten's safe but effective staging focuses on the relentless march of history.
Christiane Lutz casts Rigoletto into the limelight as Charlie Chaplin
The tears of a clown behind the public mask? Glyndebourne's first ever production of Rigoletto takes the audience to Hollywood in the silent film era.
Fuyante Enchanteresse : le mauvais sort frappe l'Opéra de Lyon
À l'Opéra de Lyon, la mise en scène de Andriy Zholdak se disperse et déçoit. Heureusement, une distribution impeccable et un orchestre attentif sauvent la production.
À Genève, Boris Godounov en or massif
L'opéra de Moussorgski ravit dans toutes ses dimensions : orchestre coloré, baguette haletante de Paolo Arrivabeni, plateau très homogène et mise en scène aiguisée.