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Performer: Simon Wilding

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Varieté. Nasalität. Schostakowitsch. Kosky.

Ich kam wie sonst auch beim Royal Opera House an, machte es mir auf meinem Sitz bequem und – können Sie es glauben – die Oper war weg!
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Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival

Niamh O'Sullivan (Octavian), Matilda Sterby (the Marschallin) and Andreas Bauer Kanabas (Baron Ochs) © Julian Guidera
Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast. 
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Potential but problems in Holland Park’s new Rigoletto

Opera Holland Park Chorus © Craig Fuller
A standout performance by Alison Langer as Gilda lights up an Opera Holland Park season opener marred by illness. 
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El gran cabaret: La nariz de Barrie Kosky visita el Teatro Real

La nariz rodeada de bailarines © Javier del Real | Teatro Real
La nariz nos ofrece la oportunidad de reflexionar en clave irónica sobre la creación en su contexto histórico, las vanguardias, la política, la sociedad y la filosofía.
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Byström and Soddy lead superb Salome revival at the ROH

Malin Byström (Salome) © ROH | Tristram Kenton
Swedish soprano Malin Byström returns to Sir David McVicar's production at Covent Garden, where she is now probably unsurpassed in the role, vocally and histrionically.
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Grimeborn delivers a wholly satisfying Half Ring at Hackney Empire

Neal Cooper (Siegfried) in Siegfried © Alex Brenner
Using Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick's distillations of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, the company concluded its miniature Ring cycle in under five hours, without sacrificing musical or dramatic tension.
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