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Riga

Mushroom clouds of fantasy: a new Tales of Hoffmann in Riga

By Peter Quantrill, 04 October 2024

A new steampunk staging for Latvian National Opera stays true to the fantastical invention of Hoffmann and Offenbach.

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Riga

04 Oct 2024

Mushroom clouds of fantasy: The Tales of Hoffmann in Riga

By Peter Quantrill

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Riga

A game of light and darkness: Don Carlo in Riga

By Richard Bratby, 05 October 2023

Claus Guth's staging walks a line between atmosphere and audacity, in a powerful company achievement from Latvian National Opera.

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Riga

05 Oct 2023

A game of light and darkness: Don Carlo in Riga

By Richard Bratby

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Milan

Davide Livermore delivers a magical, enchanted Hoffmann at La Scala

By Laura Servidei, 24 March 2023

The new production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann explores the gothic, magical nature of the story, with a solid cast led by Chaslin’s somewhat heavy baton.

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Milan

24 Mar 2023

Davide Livermore delivers a magical, enchanted Hoffmann at La Scala

By Laura Servidei

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Milan

At La Scala, Davide Livermore sets La Gioconda in a dreamy Venetian landscape

By Laura Servidei, 07 June 2022

La Scala presents a new production of Ponchielli’s masterpiece, the first one in more than 20 years and a sequence of beautiful images supporting a solid cast, led by Saioa Hernández.

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Milan

07 Jun 2022

At La Scala, Livermore sets Gioconda in a dreamy Venetian landscape

By Laura Servidei

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Venice

Méphistophélès returns to the stage in Gounod’s Faust at La Fenice!

By Laura Servidei, 30 April 2022

The Teatro La Fenice reprises Joan Anton Rechi’s production in its full stage version, less inspiring than the one expanded through the whole theatre during Covid times.

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Venice

30 Apr 2022

Méphistophélès returns to the stage in Gounod’s Faust at La Fenice!

By Laura Servidei

Venice

La Fenice transformed into a cathedral for Joan Antón Rechi's vision of Gounod's Faust

By Renato Verga, 03 July 2021

The real sensation of the evening was Alex Esposito – this time, Gounod's Faust should have been titled Méphistophélès...

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Venice

03 Jul 2021

La Fenice transformed into a cathedral for Gounod's Faust

By Renato Verga

Vienna

Flórez makes a role debut in a stylish production of Manon in Vienna

By Ako Imamura, 05 June 2019

Juan Diego Flórez was impressive in his first portrayal of a lovesick soldier/priest in Manon, with Nino Machaidze's accomplished heroine. Andrei Serban's modern and thoughtful production was still fresh and arresting.

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Vienna

05 Jun 2019

Flórez makes a role debut in a stylish production of Manon in Vienna

By Ako Imamura

Vienna

La Juive: Neil Shicoff’s dramatic farewell to the Wiener Staatsoper

By Chanda VanderHart, 03 March 2015

Those who are able would be wise to scare up a ticket for Shicoff’s swansong – it would be a shame to miss an historic performance.

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Vienna

03 Mar 2015

La Juive at Wiener Staatsoper

By Chanda VanderHart

Vienna

Petibon debuts as Massenet's Manon at the "Haus am Ring"

By Chanda VanderHart, 17 September 2014

Patricia Petibon manages to portray an absolutely charming Manon. She spans the space between innocence and worldliness and remains consistently energetic and delightful.

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Vienna

17 Sep 2014

Pettibon debuts as Massenet's Manon

By Chanda VanderHart

Southampton

Welsh National Opera's Butterfly at the Mayflower, Southampton

By Katy S. Austin, 22 March 2013

35 years and many revivals after it was first seen, the late Joachim Herz’s version of Madam Butterfly (“Madama” spelt without the “a” here) is still going. For WNO’s themed series of “Free Spirits”, Caroline Chaney took on the revival director’s mantle. The result was a reliable production lacking in originality but not in warmth.

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Southampton

22 Mar 2013

Welsh National Opera's Butterfly at the Mayflower, Southampton

By Katy S. Austin

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Liège

À l'Opéra de Liège, Mignon se fait voler la vedette

By Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 03 April 2022

La nouvelle production de Mignon à l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège fait surtout la part belle à Philine, dont Jodie Devos fait une prise de rôle remarquée.

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Liège

03 Apr 2022

À l'Opéra de Liège, Mignon se fait voler la vedette

By Valentin Gautron Lavarone

Vienna

Les Contes d'Hoffmann kommt zum Offenbach-Jahr mit neuer Besetzung an die Wiener Staatsoper zurück

By Snapdragon, 05 September 2019

Nach fünf Jahren Pause im Repertoire ist dieser Hoffmann Werbung für das Werk und die Inszenierung.

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Vienna

05 Sep 2019

Les Contes d'Hoffmann kommt zum Offenbach-Jahr zurück nach Wien

By Snapdragon

Orange

Don Giovanni aux Chorégies : un taxi jaune à Orange

By François Jestin, 06 August 2019

Aux Chorégies d'Orange, Davide Livermore propose une lecture neuve et convaincante de Don Giovanni, rehaussée par les projections vidéo. Karine Deshayes et Erwin Schrott se distinguent dans une distribution cohérente.

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Orange

06 Aug 2019

Don Giovanni aux Chorégies : un taxi jaune à Orange

By François Jestin

Vienna

Manon mag man eben - Diana Damrau an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Snapdragon, 14 February 2016

Naives Mädchen, berechnendes Luder, Vamp und Todgeweihte: Diana Damrau überzeugt als Manon in der ästhetischen und klugen Inszenierung von Andrei Serban.

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Vienna

14 Feb 2016

Manon mag man eben

By Snapdragon

Vienna

Aufwühlender Seelenschmerz: Massenets Werther an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Isabella Steppan, 09 March 2015

Angela Gheorghiu als leidende Charlotte, Jean-Francois Borras als leidenschaftlicher Werther und das melancholische Dirigat von Frederic Chaslin sorgten zwar nicht für einen perfekten, aber hochemotionalen Abend an der Wiener Staatsoper.

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Vienna

09 Mar 2015

Aufwühlender Seelenschmerz

By Isabella Steppan