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Sasha Cooke (Carmen) and Christian Pursell (Escamillo) © Sunny Martini

Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Caribbean-tinged Carmen

By Thomas May, 08 May 2026

Sasha Cooke’s thoughtful role debut anchors Paul Curran’s visually and musically alert but dramatically uneven production.

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Seattle

08 May 2026

Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Carmen

By Thomas May

Davide Luciano (Figaro) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera

New York City

Energetic cast and conductor brighten up the Met’s tired-looking Barbiere

By Susan Stempleski, 15 April 2025

Bartlett Sher’s 2006 production of Rossini’s tuneful masterpiece is showing its age, but a superb cast and conductor keep the comedy moving.

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New York City

15 Apr 2025

Energetic cast brightens up the Met’s tired-looking Barbiere

By Susan Stempleski

Die Walküre © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Milan

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

By Laura Servidei, 05 February 2025

With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.

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Milan

05 Feb 2025

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

By Laura Servidei

Elena Pankratova (Elektra) © Geoffroy Schied

Munich

Strauss' Elektra in München: archaischer Racherausch vor avantgardistischer Bühne

By Michael Vieth, 18 March 2026

Herbert Wernickes fast 30 Jahre alte Inszenierung von Richard Strauss' monumentalem Einakter ist auch heute ein faszinierend visuelles wie musikalisches Erlebnis.

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Munich

18 Mar 2026

Strauss' Elektra in München: archaischer Racherausch

By Michael Vieth