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Jennifer Johnson Cano’s stamina and total commitment were exceptional in the East Coast premiere of Poul Ruders' opera. 

The Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Andris Nelsons performs Boulanger, Debussy and Puccini. 

A strong, compelling staging – coherent in aesthetic and philosophy, if a little restrained in performance. 

Michaela Kaune, Albert Pesendorfer, Eun Yee You and Elīna Garanča transported the audience to a lost time and place, even while embodying their characters’ ultimate timelessness. 

After his final opera, Falstaff (1893), Verdi founded a home for retired musicians. Director Christof Loy related these two achievements by setting the opera in the nursing home...

Pop culture baggage and a notorious story aside, La Gioconda at the Deutsche Oper amuses and intrigues.

Christof Loy’s new production of Falstaff for the Deutsche Oper Berlin is a conundrum. While the opera itself tells a story of comeuppance, Loy’s production seemed to be about the positive physical effects of playing pranks on your neighbors.

Accourez au Grand Théâtre de Genève faire un rêve éveillé : de l’excellence du plateau de solistes, des couleurs de l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande dirigé avec maestria par Steven Sloane, à la rêverie offerte par la mise en scène de Katharina Thalbach, ce Britten là vous déroutera peut-être, mais vous fera rêver sûrement !