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AntwerpLa traviata

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Verdi: La traviata
Elena Schwarz; Tom Goossens; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Bart Van Merode; Lena Mariën; Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

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Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Schreker: Der Schmied von Gent
Martijn Dendievel; Ersan Mondtag; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Jef Smits; Josa Marx; Rainer Casper
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Blue in Amsterdam: aktueller kann Oper nicht sein!

Kenneth Kellogg (Vater) und Darius Gillard (Sohn) © Clärchen and Matthias Baus | Dutch National Opera
Das außergewöhnlich gute Sängerensemble trägt diese aussagekräftige Opernvorstellung bei ihrer europäischen Premiere.
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Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met

Brittany Renee (Bess) and Alfred Walker (Porgy) © Richard Termine | Met Opera
Back to Catfish Row for another revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and James Robinson’s show continue to wow our writer. 
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Undernourished: ENO’s Bohème revival lacks red meat

Nadine Benjamin (Mimì) and Joshua Blue (Rodolfo) © Lloyd Winters
Sir Jonathan Miller’s production of Puccini’s classic remains powerful, but ENO’s latest revival underwhelms at the Coliseum. 
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Semyon Bychkov leads a musically superior Rusalka at Covent Garden

Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami give Rusalka an ecological reading, but it's the musical side of things that really takes flight in The Royal Opera's new production.
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Death Becomes Her: Floris Visser's new Bohème at Glyndebourne

An ideal young cast and a thoughtful production bring fresh perspectives to Puccini's tragedy.
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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. 
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