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Anthony Minghella’s highly stylized Madama Butterfly returns to New York for its ninth revival, with the Polish soprano delivering a thrilling performance in a Met role debut.

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New York City

11 Jan 2024

Aleksandra Kurzak emerges as a charismatic Butterfly at the Met

By Susan Stempleski

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Glasgow

Theatre meets opera in delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream at Scottish Opera

By David Smythe, 22 February 2022

Dominic Hill brings a touch of the theatre to a finely sung new production of Britten's opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a driven ensemble.

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Glasgow

22 Feb 2022

A delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream at Scottish Opera

By David Smythe

Kansas City

Lyric Opera's charming holiday production of Amahl and the Night Visitors

By Hilary Stroh, 15 December 2020

Gian Carlo Menotti's seasonal opera, performed in Kansas City, finds a new audience online.

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Kansas City

15 Dec 2020

Charming holiday production of Amahl and the Night Visitors

By Hilary Stroh

London

Pulling the heart strings: Madam Butterfly returns to ENO

By Dominic Lowe, 26 February 2020

Anthony Minghella's classic production of Madam Butterfly makes a welcome return with a sensational role debut by Natalya Romaniw as Cio-Cio-San.

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London

26 Feb 2020

Pulling the heart strings: Madam Butterfly returns to ENO

By Dominic Lowe

New York City

Met’s family-friendly Magic Flute vanquishes the forces of darkness

By Linda Holt, 15 December 2019

New York City's Metropolitan Opera restages its shorter, family-friendly version of Mozart's The Magic Flute with great music and delightful visuals.

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New York City

15 Dec 2019

Met’s family-friendly Magic Flute vanquishes the forces of darkness

By Linda Holt

New York City

A good, if not particularly touching, Madama Butterfly from Hui He at The Met

By Robert Levine, 15 October 2019

Anthony Minghella's production remains a feast for the eyes, but this performance failed to gel into a dramatic whole.

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New York City

15 Oct 2019

A good Madama Butterfly from Hui He at The Met

By Robert Levine

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London

Prom 72: Aurora takes a trip with Berlioz

By Mark Pullinger, 12 September 2019

Berlioz on acid: Nicholas Collon and Mathew Baynton lead the Proms audience through the streets of Paris before a wild ride through the Symphonie fantastique.

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London

12 Sep 2019

Prom 72: Aurora takes a trip with Berlioz

By Mark Pullinger

Chicago

A vibrant, urgent Ariodante at Lyric Opera of Chicago

By Katherine Syer, 02 March 2019

A revival of Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s emotionally probing opera.

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Chicago

02 Mar 2019

A vibrant, urgent Ariodante at Lyric Opera of Chicago

By Katherine Syer

New York City

Hagoromo: a Tale of Heaven and Humanity

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 07 November 2015

Wendy Whelan is proving that there’s plenty of life for older dancers if there are new works that can make use of their special abilities and lifetime of experience.

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New York City

07 Nov 2015

Hagoromo: a Tale of Heaven and Humanity

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

London

At the World's Edge with London Sinfonietta in Spitalfields

By Paul Kilbey, 19 June 2013

It’s all about puppets at the moment, from War Horse to Madama Butterfly – even Studio Ghibli’s complicated cult film Princess Mononoke has had the puppet treatment – and the latest musical project to do the string thing, so to speak, is from the London Sinfonietta.

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London

19 Jun 2013

At the World's Edge with London Sinfonietta in Spitalfields

By Paul Kilbey

London

Opening night of The Firework-Maker's Daughter at the Linbury Studio Theatre

By Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, 03 April 2013

This week the Linbury Studio Theatre attracted an audience of the more minute variety with its dazzling production of The Firework-Maker’s Daughter. Based on Philip Pullman’s novel, the two-act opera transported its listeners into the realms of the Far East with papery costumes, Indonesian shadow puppetry and hand-crafted pyrotechnics.

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London

03 Apr 2013

Opening night of The Firework-Maker's Daughter at the Linbury Studio Theatre

By Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Mágico Manuel de Falla y su Retablo de maese Pedro en Tenerife

By Ramón Pereira Blanco, 26 April 2025

Las gigantescas figuras que recrean el *Retablo de maese Pedro* a cargo de Enrique Lanz llenaron el escenario del Auditorio de Tenerife de la magia y la fascinante música de Manuel de Falla.

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

26 Apr 2025

Mágico Manuel de Falla y su Retablo de maese Pedro en Tenerife

By Ramón Pereira Blanco

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Vienna

Schöner sterben: Madama Butterfly an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Snapdragon, 04 November 2024

Die Wiener Staatsoper würdigt Puccinis hundertsten Todestag mit einer Wiederaufnahme in der traumhaft ästhetischen Inszenierung von Anthony Minghella.

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Vienna

04 Nov 2024

Schöner sterben: Madama Butterfly an der Wiener Staatsoper

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Valencia

El retablo de maese Pedro maravilla en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 10 November 2023

El Palau de Les Arts se suma a la celebración del centenario de El retablo de maese Pedro con la producción de Enrique Lanz y la sensibilidad de Pablo Rus a la batuta.

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Valencia

10 Nov 2023

El retablo de maese Pedro maravilla en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni

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Vienna

Zwischen Kitsch und Enttäuschung: Madama Butterfly an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Isabella Steppan, 29 June 2023

Wenig Emotion, ein paar Enttäuschungen, aber auch exzellente Leistungen bot Puccinis Madama Butterfly in Wien.

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Vienna

29 Jun 2023

Zwischen Kitsch und Enttäuschung: Madama Butterfly an der Staatsoper

By Isabella Steppan

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Valencia

Ariodante enseña y deleita en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 01 March 2022

Andrea Marcon dirige la Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, apropiadamente adaptada a la música barroca, y un magnífico reparto vocal en uno de los títulos más importantes de Handel.

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Valencia

01 Mar 2022

Ariodante enseña y deleita en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni

Barcelona

Tchaikovsky y Shostakovich inauguran el año en L’Auditori de la mano de Pascual-Vilaplana

By Maria Sánchez, 03 January 2021

El concierto de bienvenida de L'Auditori fue una muestra enérgica, con marcadas reminiscencias del folclore soviético con la Banda Municipal de Barcelona y actuación teatral de la compañía Per Poc incluida.

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Barcelona

03 Jan 2021

Tchaikovsky y Shostakovich inauguran el año en L’Auditori

By Maria Sánchez

Vienna

Puccini ohne Pathos: Madama Butterfly in Wien

By Isabella Steppan, 13 September 2020

Optisch war der Abend ein Genuss, das musikalische Niveau war hoch. Etwas fehlte jedoch: ergreifende Emotionen.

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Vienna

13 Sep 2020

Puccini ohne Pathos: Madama Butterfly in Wien

By Isabella Steppan