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Raw truth, refined art: Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

By Laura Servidei, 07 December 2025

Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director.

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Milan

07 Dec 2025

Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

By Laura Servidei

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Berlin

A Norma cooking on medium gas at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden

By Elena Luporini, 13 April 2025

Despite excellent performances from Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Elmina Hasan, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's new production of Norma lacks a pinch of salt.

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Berlin

13 Apr 2025

A Norma cooking on medium at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden

By Elena Luporini

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Naples

Vasily Barkhatov's car crash Turandot opens the season in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 12 December 2023

The Teatro di San Carlo opens its season with Vasily Barkhatov directing a Gen X mish-mash take on Puccini's final opera.

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Naples

12 Dec 2023

Vasily Barkhatov's car crash Turandot opens the season in Naples

By Lorenzo Fiorito

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Vienna

The Idiot: Weinberg’s Dostoevsky drama crushes at MusikTheater an der Wien

By Chanda VanderHart, 30 April 2023

Vasily Barkhatov directs a new production of Mieczysław Weinberg's rarely staged, massive and unwieldy opera at the MuseumsQuartier.

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Vienna

30 Apr 2023

Weinberg’s Dostoevsky drama crushes at MusikTheater an der Wien

By Chanda VanderHart