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Elaine Kelly; Tom Creed; Opéra de Lille; Aedin Cosgrove; Catherine Fay; Irish National Opera Orchestra

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Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Parsifal) © The Royal Opera | Marc Brenner
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Jakub Hrůša; Evgeny Titov; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Esther Bialas; DM Wood; Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House
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Titov und Hrůšas neuer Parsifal: musikalisch vollendete Dystopie

Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Parsifal) © The Royal Opera | Marc Brenner
In der jüngsten Wagner-Inszenierung der Royal Opera in London liefern Jakub Hrůša und das Orchester eine Leistung ab, die in die Annalen eingehen wird, während Evgeny Titov eine intelligent nuancierte Dystopie inszeniert.
*****
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Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces

Jennifer Davis (Rusalka) © Ruth Medjber
Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale. 
***11
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Britten in the Rain: a Dream that charms in parts but lacks cohesion

Iestyn Morris (Oberon) © Frances Marshall
Rain cannot wash away the charm of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lismore Castle, a visually clever, if uneven, outdoor staging with moments of real enchantment.
***11
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NIO delivers an emotionally engaging Eugene Onegin in Belfast

Anne Flanagan (Older Tatyana), Mary McCabe (Tatyana) and Yuriy Yurchuk (Onegin) © Neil Harrison Photography | Northern Ireland Opera
Director Cameron Menzies offers a fresh perspective on Tchaikovsky's masterpiece Eugene Onegin in this Northern Ireland Opera production. 
***11
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Gold medal for Irish National Opera's L’Olimpiade at Covent Garden

Meili Li (Licida) and ensemble © Ros Kananagh
Venetian Baroque opera once had a raison d'être of spectacular and complex stagings, but Daisy Evans makes us see that other ways are possible.
****1
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An enjoyable Magic Flute from Irish National Opera

A thoroughly satisfying, entertaining production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte from Irish National Opera. Anna Devin delivers a delightful Pamina and Nick Pritchard a convincing Tamino. 
****1
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