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A challenging depiction of Joséphine Baker brilliantly performed by Julia Bullock under the direction of Peter Sellars at the Adelaide Festival.

This co-production, previously seen in San Francisco, is more of a semi-staging, convinces thanks to committed performances from a cast led by Fleur Barron.  

The Gospel according to Peter Sellars: an intermingling of Bach’s cantatas and American spirituals depicts an environmental message that the impending end won’t be personal, but global.

Reuniting two old friends and collaborators, the Staatsoper Berlin presents a new production of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée, with mixed results. 

Messrs Rattle and Sellars bewitch the Barbican audience with a sumptuous rendition of Janáček's magnum opus. 

Peter Sellars' dramatised production of di Lasso's Lagrime di San Pietro is stunningly sung by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, but the dramatic element causes problems.

Salonen brings his Stravinsky retrospective to a close with a pair of Greek-inspired scores. 

Challenging and vivid Bach in the first UK showing of Peter Sellars' staging of Bach's great liturgical masterpiece.

Dame Shirley’s texts are here sung by the young American soprano Julia Bullock whose pliable instrument and stylish way with words reveal an ideal storyteller.

Kaija Saariaho's delightful but unchallenging fourth opera comes to Madrid with the same crew of the world première and Davone Tines, Philippe Jaroussky and Nora Kimball-Mentzos in the leading roles

The transfer of last year's Clemenza di Tito from Salzburg delights and irritates in equal measure.

Adams and Peter Sellars demand that the audience take a cold, hard look at the Gold Rush and the founding history of California.

Peter Sellars's much-travelled staging of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex provided a powerful opening for the 15th Baltic Sea Festival under the festival's artistic director Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Simon Rattle leads the LSO and a fine chorus and cast of soloists in Ligeti's masterpiece: surreal, madcap but touching the sublime.

Searing performances from a mixed cast, superb choir and orchestra; all brilliantly conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.

A universal story of sufference and ‘the music of experience’.

Philippe Jaroussky stars in a new Kaija Saariaho—Peter Sellars collaboration: Only the Sound Remains. Not since Written on Skin has modern opera thrilled with such intensity.

A roster of star performers and a sprinkling of maestro magic turn this semi-staged concert into a memorable event. Shame about the big ideas.

A double bill of Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Stravinsky's Perséphone fares strongly in Aix-en-Provence. 

FLEXN, a collaboration between Peter Sellars and Reggie "Regg Roc" Gray at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, brings mixed feelings.

In Peter Sellars' reconstruction of Purcell's unfinished semi-opera The Indian Queen, fine vocal performances are spoilt by indifferent staging and choreography and an embarrassing retelling of the Conquistador story.

The view of Jesus as the archetypal left wing radical, champion of the poor and dispossessed and scourge of the wealthy forms the foundation of John Adams and Peter Sellars’ oratorio The Gospel According To The Other Mary. A strong score and outstanding conductor and singers make for an impressive première.

What happens when a hero comes home? The exploration of this question forms the basis of director Peter Sellars’ new production of Hercules at the Canadian Opera Company.

Video artist Bill Viola fills Tristan und Isolde with mesmerising images. Peter Sellars stages and Marc Piollet conducts a cast where King Marke reigns, at the Teatro Real in Madrid.

“Music of doubt, music of questions, music of search”. This is how Peter Sellars, the stage director for this production of The Indian Queen, sees the music of Purcell in general and this piece in particular. Sellars has reportedly wanted to present his take on this semi-opera for decades. Finally, the Teatro Real, Perm Opera and English National Opera have joined forces to make it a reality.

Have you heard the good news? The Los Angeles Philharmonic have recently formed a partnership with the Barbican, and they were strutting their impressive stuff in London last week for their first International Associate Residency. Also: Christ died for our sins and was reborn.

Peter Sellars successfully updated the ancient magic in Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde. Wagner had already modernised the medieval tale by focusing on the middle of the story, where the passion of the doomed lovers catches fire. Wagner treats the mythic origins of the romance as back-story recollected while passions are flaring.

Read our review of Peter Sellars' production of Nixon in China by John Adams, in its 2011 broadcast from the Met Opera in New York.

Ancient Greek superheroes – irresistible. Half god, half man, incredible deeds leave Perseus, Theseus, and of course Hercules enough to rival Superman, Spiderman, and The Incredible Hulk. Small wonder then why these demigods and precursor of the modern comic book superhero have captivated the hearts and minds of many of the world’s greatest writers, dramatists and composers.

Œuvre signée Sivan Eldar mais en réalité véritable performance collégiale comprenant improvisation des artistes et participation du public, The Nine Jewelled Deer propose une expérience forte, autant intime que collective.

Le chef gréco-russe et le metteur en scène américain se rejoignent dans une vision généreuse et universaliste de l'opéra de Rameau, servie par une distribution impeccable.

Szenisch enttäuscht der Abend auf ganzer Linie, da Peter Sellars Regie lieb- und ideenlos daherkommt; musikalisch bleiben allerdings keine Wünsche offen! 

Dans une mise en scène sage de Peter Sellars, l'œuvre de Bellini, étrangement amputée de certains passages, ne remplit pas tout à fait ses promesses. Elle bénéficie cependant d'une belle distribution. 

Tyshawn Soreys Perle Noire: Meditationen für Joséphine hinterlässt eine unvergleichbare Note und individuellen Flair.

Si la direction de Gustavo Dudamel et la mise en scène de Peter Sellars rendent justice au chef-d'œuvre wagnérien, la distribution inégale suffit à ternir le tableau.

Pour clôturer sa saison, la Philharmonie de Paris a réuni sur scène un casting idéal pour donner La Petite Renarde rusée de Janáček, mise en scène par Peter Sellars.

Sellars und Rattle schaffen einen Raum und Klang, der Bach mit seiner Deutung einer der bekanntesten Erzählungen der Welt lebendig werden lässt.

Dans le cadre de sa collaboration avec le Festival d’Automne à Paris et le Théâtre du Capitole, le Théâtre Garonne de Toulouse programme cette année Kopernikus, un rituel de mort, opéra en deux parties de Claude Vivier.

En guise d'ouverture de saison à l'Opéra de Paris, le Tristan de Peter Sellars et Bill Viola laisse les wagnériens sur leur faim, malgré un grand Philippe Jordan.

Cette adaptation par Ezra Pound de deux pièces de théâtre nô, devient dans les mains de Kaija Saariaho un véritable manifeste d’épure théâtrale et de poésie musicale.

Lange hat man Mozart in Salzburg nicht mehr so mitreißend erlebt. Mit dem neuen Titus gelingt Neo-Intendant Markus Hinterhäuser ein Coup, der erhoffen lässt, dass sich Salzburg einer neuen goldenen Ära entgegenbewegt.

S’il fallait choisir parmi toutes les belles idées de mise en scène de ce très réussi Oedipus Rex, on s’accorderait sans doute sur celle-ci : la primauté incontestée de l’esthétique et des intentions de Stravinski.

Iolenta et Perséphone sublimées : vibrant hommage à la Lumière par l'Opéra de Lyon.