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![Toby Spence (Florestan) © Johan Persson]( "Toby Spence (Florestan) © Johan Persson")
High Wycombe13 Sep 2020Fidelio rescues Garsington Opera's 2020 festival![Faust [working title] © Michel Schnater | DNO]( "Faust [working title] © Michel Schnater | DNO")
Amsterdam07 Sep 2020Confusing and evocative: Faust [working title] in Amsterdam![The Vache]( "The Vache")
Chalfont St Giles05 Sep 2020Vache Baroque opens with a fine Dido and Aeneas![Yusif Eyvazov and Anna Netrebko © Salzburg Festival | Marco Borelli]( "Yusif Eyvazov and Anna Netrebko © Salzburg Festival | Marco Borelli")
Salzburg27 Aug 2020Netrebko and Eyvazov serve up Russian jewels in Salzburg gala![Joanna Harries (Sāvitri) © 2020LaurentCompagnon]( "Joanna Harries (Sāvitri) © 2020LaurentCompagnon")
London14 Aug 2020A heartening return to live opera at Highgate's Lauderdale House![Ariel: Daniella Sicari © Waterperry Opera Festival]( "Ariel: Daniella Sicari © Waterperry Opera Festival")
Wheatley14 Aug 2020Ariel takes flight at Waterperry Opera Festival![Soraya Mafi (Lucy) and Jonathan McGovern (Ben) © James Glossop]( "Soraya Mafi (Lucy) and Jonathan McGovern (Ben) © James Glossop")
Edinburgh10 Aug 2020A delicious bite-sized chunk of romantic opera: The Telephone![Andrè Schuen (Guglielmo), Elsa Dreisig (Fiordiligi), Marianne Crebassa (Dorabella) © Salzburg Festival | Monika Rittershaus]( "Andrè Schuen (Guglielmo), Elsa Dreisig (Fiordiligi), Marianne Crebassa (Dorabella) © Salzburg Festival | Monika Rittershaus")
Salzburg02 Aug 2020School for lovers: Loy’s bitter lessons at the Salzburg Festival![Aušrinė Stundytė (Elektra) © Bernd Uhlig | Salzburger Festspiele]( "Aušrinė Stundytė (Elektra) © Bernd Uhlig | Salzburger Festspiele")
Salzburg02 Aug 2020There will be blood: Elektra in Salzburg![Vincenzo Milletarì © Tabocchini Zanconi]( "Vincenzo Milletarì © Tabocchini Zanconi")
Macerata03 Aug 2020Il trovatore proves a masterpiece even without staging![Tommaso Barea (Leporello), Mattia Olivieri (Don Giovanni) and Valentina Mastrangelo (Donna Elvira) © Tabocchini Zanconi]( "Tommaso Barea (Leporello), Mattia Olivieri (Don Giovanni) and Valentina Mastrangelo (Donna Elvira) © Tabocchini Zanconi")
Macerata02 Aug 2020Macerata's Don Giovanni: a yellow cab to hell![Anita Rachvelishvili (Amneris) and Jonas Kaufmann (Radamès) © Francesco Squeglia]( "Anita Rachvelishvili (Amneris) and Jonas Kaufmann (Radamès) © Francesco Squeglia")
Naples30 Jul 2020Everyone returns victorious in San Carlo's Aida![Ludovic Tézier (Scarpia) and Anna Netrebko (Tosca) © Mario Wurzburger]( "Ludovic Tézier (Scarpia) and Anna Netrebko (Tosca) © Mario Wurzburger")
Naples26 Jul 2020An all-star Tosca for Teatro di San Carlo's reopening![Lucy Walters, Mark Nathan, Arthur Bruce, Charlie Drummond, Jasmine Clark, Michael Papadopoulos © James Glossop]( "Lucy Walters, Mark Nathan, Arthur Bruce, Charlie Drummond, Jasmine Clark, Michael Papadopoulos © James Glossop")
Glasgow24 Jul 2020Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists sign off with a live stream![Lisette Oropesa (Violetta) © Javier del Real | Teatro Real]( "Lisette Oropesa (Violetta) © Javier del Real | Teatro Real")
Madrid24 Jul 2020Reality as a staging concept: La traviata at Teatro Real, Madrid![Il borghese gentiluomo © Clarissa Lapollaph]( "Il borghese gentiluomo © Clarissa Lapollaph")
Martina Franca26 Jul 2020Strauss' Le bourgeois gentilhomme throws a party in Martina Franca![Carmela Remigio (Primadonna) © Clarissa Lapollaph]( "Carmela Remigio (Primadonna) © Clarissa Lapollaph")
Martina Franca24 Jul 2020Martina Franca reopens with Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos![Ottone in villa © Michele Crosera]( "Ottone in villa © Michele Crosera")
Venice12 Jul 2020La Fenice reopens its doors with Vivaldi's first opera![Arthur Bruce (Angus) © Scottish Opera]( "Arthur Bruce (Angus) © Scottish Opera")
Unknown22 Jun 2020Scottish Opera premieres a shiny Narcissistic Fish![Peter Mattei (Don Giovanni), Mari Eriksmoen (Donna Anna) © Mikael Grönberg | Sveriges Radio]( "Peter Mattei (Don Giovanni), Mari Eriksmoen (Donna Anna) © Mikael Grönberg | Sveriges Radio")
Stockholm14 Jun 2020A persuasively dark Don Giovanni from Swedish Radio![Padraic Rowan (Donner/Froh), Tobias Kehrer (Fafner), A. Schlicht (Fricka), Flurina Stucki (Freia) © Bernd Uhlig]( "Padraic Rowan (Donner/Froh), Tobias Kehrer (Fafner), A. Schlicht (Fricka), Flurina Stucki (Freia) © Bernd Uhlig")
Berlin13 Jun 2020A defiant Deutsche Oper's reduced open-air Rheingold![Aleksandra Kurzak taking her curtain call © Mark Pullinger]( "Aleksandra Kurzak taking her curtain call © Mark Pullinger")
London15 Mar 2020Aleksandra Kurzak impresses in latest Covent Garden Traviata revival![Colin Judson (Don Basilio), Louise Alder (Susanna) and Johnathan McCullough (Count Almaviva) © Marc Brenner]( "Colin Judson (Don Basilio), Louise Alder (Susanna) and Johnathan McCullough (Count Almaviva) © Marc Brenner")
London16 Mar 2020Comedy with knobs on: English National Opera's new Figaro![Sydney Mancasola (Bess) © Andrew Beveridge]( "Sydney Mancasola (Bess) © Andrew Beveridge")
Adelaide14 Mar 2020Amazing Breaking the Waves: Scottish Opera at the Adelaide Festival![Taras Berezhansky (Attila) © Prudence Upton]( "Taras Berezhansky (Attila) © Prudence Upton")
Sydney13 Mar 2020Davide Livermore's La Scala Attila travels to Sydney![Robert Tucker © Jeff McEwan]( "Robert Tucker © Jeff McEwan")
Auckland13 Mar 2020Inside out: Eight Songs for a Mad King in Auckland![Juan Diego Flórez (Rodolfo) and Ruzan Mantashyan (Mimì) © Toni Suter]( "Juan Diego Flórez (Rodolfo) and Ruzan Mantashyan (Mimì) © Toni Suter")
Zürich10 Mar 2020Juan Diego Flórez successfully debuts as Rodolfo in Zurich's Bohème![Sarah Coburn (Lucia) © Karli Cadel]( "Sarah Coburn (Lucia) © Karli Cadel")
Kansas City09 Mar 2020Lucia and the Lairds: Lyric Opera of Kansas City![Susanna Hurrell (Cleopatra) © Jane Hobson]( "Susanna Hurrell (Cleopatra) © Jane Hobson")
London09 Mar 2020Hurrell's Cleopatra reigns in English Touring Opera's Giulio Cesare![Gregory Kunde (Jean de Leyde), Deutsche Oper Berlin 2017 © Bettina Stöss]( "Gregory Kunde (Jean de Leyde), Deutsche Oper Berlin 2017 © Bettina Stöss")
Berlin07 Mar 2020An immensely dramatic opera: Le Prophète in Berlin![Ruby Dibble (Mrs Herring), Ethan Burck (Albert Herring) and Merissa Beddows (Lady Billows) © WMB Photo]( "Ruby Dibble (Mrs Herring), Ethan Burck (Albert Herring) and Merissa Beddows (Lady Billows) © WMB Photo")
Philadelphia06 Mar 2020Albert Herring earns the crown at Curtis Opera Theatre![Patrick Terry (Joacim) and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Susanna) © ROH | Stephen Cummiskey]( "Patrick Terry (Joacim) and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Susanna) © ROH | Stephen Cummiskey")
London06 Mar 2020JPYA make a decent fist of Handel's Susanna in the Linbury Theatre![Evgeny Nikitin (Holländer) © Ken Howard | Met Opera]( "Evgeny Nikitin (Holländer) © Ken Howard | Met Opera")
New York City03 Mar 2020François Girard's new Fliegende Holländer disappoints at The Met![Lise Davidsen (Leonore) © ROH | Bill Cooper]( "Lise Davidsen (Leonore) © ROH | Bill Cooper")
London02 Mar 2020Lise Davidsen leads a revolutionary Fidelio at Covent Garden![J'Nai Bridges (Dalila) and Roberto Aronica (Samson) © Scott Suchman]( "J'Nai Bridges (Dalila) and Roberto Aronica (Samson) © Scott Suchman")
Washington02 Mar 2020WNO's Samson et Dalila shows how sweet love's poison can sound![Julia Kleiter (Arabella), Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk (The Fiakermilli) and chorus © Toni Suter]( "Julia Kleiter (Arabella), Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk (The Fiakermilli) and chorus © Toni Suter")
Zürich03 Mar 2020Astrid Kessler nails the title role in Arabella in Zurich![Ryan McKinny (Don Giovanni) © Scott Suchman]( "Ryan McKinny (Don Giovanni) © Scott Suchman")
Washington01 Mar 2020A #metoo Don Giovanni at Washington National Opera![The Threepenny Opera © Robert McFadzean | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]( "The Threepenny Opera © Robert McFadzean | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland")
Glasgow01 Mar 2020Superb ensemble from the RCS Opera Students in Die Dreigroschenoper![Thomas Elwin (Ferrando) and Frederick Long (Guglielmo) © Richard Hubert Smith]( "Thomas Elwin (Ferrando) and Frederick Long (Guglielmo) © Richard Hubert Smith")
London02 Mar 2020A handsome Così fan tutte opens ETO's Spring tour![Mozart's Requiem © Tony Lewis]( "Mozart's Requiem © Tony Lewis")
Adelaide29 Feb 2020Castellucci’s makeover of Mozart’s Requiem at the Adelaide Festival![Roberto Alagna (Puccini/Calaf) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn]( "Roberto Alagna (Puccini/Calaf) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn")
Vienna29 Feb 2020Puccini is Calaf in Wiener Staatsoper's Turandot![Natalya Romaniw (Cio-Cio-san) © Jane Hobson]( "Natalya Romaniw (Cio-Cio-san) © Jane Hobson")
London28 Feb 2020Pulling the heart strings: Madam Butterfly returns to ENO![Die Frau ohne Schatten in concert © Jan Hordijk]( "Die Frau ohne Schatten in concert © Jan Hordijk")
Rotterdam24 Feb 2020Rotterdam Philharmonic presents a fabulous Frau ohne Schatten![Joshua Stewart (Charlie Parker) © Sunny Martini]( "Joshua Stewart (Charlie Parker) © Sunny Martini")
Seattle23 Feb 2020Linking jazz and opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird in Seattle![Rosa Feola (Fiorilla) © Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano | Teatro alla Scala]( "Rosa Feola (Fiorilla) © Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano | Teatro alla Scala")
Milan24 Feb 2020Even more cynical than Così! A new Turco in Italia at La Scala![Angela Meade (Elisabetta) © Karen Almond for Dallas Opera (2009)]( "Angela Meade (Elisabetta) © Karen Almond for Dallas Opera (2009)")
Los Angeles23 Feb 2020LA Opera’s Roberto Devereux miraculously comes together![Julia Sporsén (Pat Nixon) © James Glossop]( "Julia Sporsén (Pat Nixon) © James Glossop")
Glasgow24 Feb 2020Stylish, powerful Nixon in China from Scottish Opera![Edgaras Montvidas (Count Egmont) and Bo Skovhus (Duke of Alba) © Monika Rittershaus]( "Edgaras Montvidas (Count Egmont) and Bo Skovhus (Duke of Alba) © Monika Rittershaus")
Vienna21 Feb 2020Theater an der Wien premieres Christian Jost's Egmont![Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo) and Serena Malfi (Dorabella) © Jonathan Tichler | Met Opera]( "Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo) and Serena Malfi (Dorabella) © Jonathan Tichler | Met Opera")
New York City20 Feb 2020A musically ideal Così in The Met's revival![Soraya Mafi (Susanna) and Anita Watson (Countess) © Richard Hubert Smith]( "Soraya Mafi (Susanna) and Anita Watson (Countess) © Richard Hubert Smith")
Cardiff19 Feb 2020WNO’s Figaro revival crackles with humour and exudes joie de vivre
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