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AmsterdamPagliacci / Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo, Mascagni
Andrea Battistoni; Robert Carsen; Niederländische Oper; Radu Boruzescu; Annemarie Woods; Peter van Praet; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
LondonIl trittico
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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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Calixto Bieito inszeniert Mussorgskys unvollendete Oper als tödliches Machtgerangel verschiedener Gruppen. Bei der Gestaltung des Schlusses leistet er sich Freiheiten, die grenzwertig sind.
Forbidden love in times of war: Aida at The Royal Opera
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.
A Puccini hat-trick: Barrie Kosky directs Il trittico in Amsterdam
Barrie Kosky brings his trio of Puccini productions to a close with another triptych: Il trittico in a triumphant staging.
Dudamel and the LA Phil illuminate Rheingold
A fully-staged performance of Wagner's Das Rheingold transforms Walt Disney Concert Hall to an opera house where the orchestra is the star.
Malcolm X reaches the Met Opera at a crucial time
Anthony Davis’ groundbreaking opera, with a jazz band in the middle of the orchestra and a book that focuses more on crises than victories, proves hard to see as an heroic tale.
Opera Philadelphia's 10 Days in a Madhouse confronts madwoman myth
In this world-premiere work, which opens Opera Philadelphia's Festival O23, composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch dramatize and deconstruct the true story of Nellie Bly's commitment to a mental asylum.