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Damiano Michieletto's imaginative take on Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann is lavish fun, with star turns from Jessica Pratt, Iván Ayón Rivas and Marko Mimica.

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Sydney

13 Jul 2023

Twists in the tales: Michieletto brings Offenbach’s Hoffmann to life

By David Larkin

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Parma

Storm clouds gather over Verdi Festival opener

By Mark Pullinger, 22 September 2022

Audience protests against Roberto Abbado interrupt the opening night of the festival, Yannis Kokkos' staging of La forza del destino.

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Parma

22 Sep 2022

Storm clouds gather over Verdi Festival opener

By Mark Pullinger

Naples

Il turco in Italia in Naples: nostalgia for the good old days

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 19 March 2021

A concert performance makes our reviewer at the Teatro San Carlo pine for a return to staged opera.

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Naples

19 Mar 2021

Il turco in Italia in Naples: nostalgia for the good old days

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Berlin

Verdi Wars: Frank Castorf’s Forza del destino at Deutsche Oper Berlin

By Hugo Shirley, 14 September 2019

Audience uproar brings a much needed sense of theatre to a disappointing production of Verdi’s middle-period epic.

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Berlin

14 Sep 2019

Verdi Wars: Frank Castorf’s Forza del destino at Deutsche Oper

By Hugo Shirley

Amsterdam

“Let them eat cake!” A revolutionary Barbiere at Dutch National Opera

By Nicolas Nguyen, 10 November 2018

Lotte de Beer’s Il barbiere di Siviglia for Dutch National Opera seems a surprisingly traditional spectacle... although it does come with a twist.

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Amsterdam

10 Nov 2018

“Let them eat cake!” A revolutionary Barbiere at DNO

By Nicolas Nguyen

Berlin

Dampened fire: Don Carlo at the Deutsche Oper

By Hugo Shirley, 18 May 2018

Anja Harteros takes a while to hit her stride in a Don Carlo that doesn't quite gel.

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Berlin

18 May 2018

Dampened fire: Don Carlo at the Deutsche Oper

By Hugo Shirley

Berlin

Rachvelishvili triumphs as Azucena in Berlin

By Laura Servidei, 12 May 2018

In a dated production by Hans Neuenfels, conductor Giacomo Sagripanti leads a musically successful Trovatore, where Angela Meade and Anita Rachvelishvili show their vocal brilliance.

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Berlin

12 May 2018

Rachvelishvili triumphs as Azucena in Berlin

By Laura Servidei

Turin

I Lombardi alla prima crociata returns to Turin’s Teatro Regio after 93 years

By James Imam, 20 April 2018

The director presents the story clearly enough, but apart from that, there is not much going for this production.

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Turin

20 Apr 2018

I Lombardi alla prima crociata returns to Turin after 93 years

By James Imam

Paris

Stéphanie d'Oustrac shines as Sesto in Willy Decker's Paris Clemenza

By Laura Servidei, 18 November 2017

Marble and solitude: Willy Decker's view of La clemenza di Tito is revived with a strong cast at L'Opéra de Paris.

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Paris

18 Nov 2017

Stéphanie d'Oustrac shines as Sesto in Paris

By Laura Servidei

Edinburgh

Opulent Turin Macbeth arrives at Edinburgh International Festival

By David Smythe, 18 August 2017

Verdi’s Macbeth, performed at the first Edinburgh International Festival returns for its 70th anniversary in Emma Dante’s sumptuous new production from the Teatro Regino Torino under Gianandrea Noseda.

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Edinburgh

18 Aug 2017

Opulent Turin Macbeth arrives at EIF

By David Smythe

Berlin

Great fun: Rossini's Barber of Seville at Deutsche Oper Berlin

By Karen Hunter, 10 September 2016

Enjoy this light and elegant opera buffa based on the play by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais before year's end, as 2016 marks the 200th anniversary year of its premiere.

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Berlin

10 Sep 2016

Rossini's Barber at Deutsche Oper Berlin

By Karen Hunter

Berlin

Imperfect but sublime: Norma thrills at Deutsche Oper

By David Karlin, 07 May 2016

Deutsche Oper's concert production of Norma shows what a great opera it is; Edita Gruberová displays great artistry, although now with imperfections.

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Berlin

07 May 2016

Imperfect but sublime: Norma thrills at Deutsche Oper

By David Karlin

Berlin

Pretty Yende’s Lucia di Lammermoor charms Berlin

By Ako Imamura, 16 October 2015

Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 1980 production of Donizetti’s romantic tragedy gets a new life with a pair of young singers who valiantly and elegantly sang the doomed lovers.

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Berlin

16 Oct 2015

Pretty Yende’s Lucia di Lammermoor charms Berlin

By Ako Imamura

Lima

A Lucia di Lammermoor in a faithful style in Peru

By Gonzalo Tello, 28 April 2015

Lucia di Lammermoor is presented in Perú in a minimalist, highly stylized production, starring Jessica Pratt in the title role.

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Lima

28 Apr 2015

A Lucia di Lammermoor in a faithful style in Peru

By Gonzalo Tello

Berlin

A timeless Bohème at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

By Christie Franke, 20 March 2015

A Puccini classic gets the classic treatment in this timeless production at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

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Berlin

20 Mar 2015

A timeless Bohème at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

By Christie Franke

Berlin

Verdi's Falstaff given a playful make-over at the Deutsche Oper

By David Larkin, 29 November 2014

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...

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Berlin

29 Nov 2014

Verdi's Falstaff given a playful make-over

By David Larkin

Berlin

A musically thrilling, but bloodless Carmen at Deutsche Oper

By Christie Franke, 28 November 2014

Clémentine Margaine and Riccardo Massi star as the troubled lover's in the Deutsche Oper's classic, yet bloodless, production of Carmen.

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Berlin

28 Nov 2014

A musically thrilling, but bloodless Carmen

By Christie Franke

Berlin

A chillingly cruel and heartbreakingly human Maria Stuarda at the DeutscheOper

By Christie Franke, 04 June 2014

Joyce DiDonato, Carmen Giannattasio and Joseph Calleja star in a superb concert performance of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

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Berlin

04 Jun 2014

A chillingly cruel and heartbreakingly human Maria Stuarda at the DeutscheOper

By Christie Franke

Berlin

All at sea in Berlin: Billy Budd at the Deutsche Oper

By Max Woods, 22 May 2014

Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Billy Budd, although musically satisfying, suffers through an ambiguously set production.

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Berlin

22 May 2014

All at sea in Berlin: Billy Budd at the Deutsche Oper

By Max Woods

Berlin

A ghostly and fabulous Lucia di Lammermoor at the Deutsche Oper

By Christie Franke, 09 May 2014

The Deutsche Oper's vintage production of Lucia di Lammermoor is fabulously eerie and strongly performed.

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Berlin

09 May 2014

A ghostly and fabulous Lucia di Lammermoor at the Deutsche Oper

By Christie Franke

Berlin

A Vintage Figaro at the Deutsche Oper

By Christie Franke, 26 February 2014

Le nozze di Figaro in Götz Friedrich’s vintage production at the Deutsche Oper Berlin provides an entertaining evening.

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Berlin

26 Feb 2014

A Vintage Figaro at the Deutsche Oper

By Christie Franke

Berlin

A wild night with Falstaff at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

By Christie Franke, 17 November 2013

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.

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Berlin

17 Nov 2013

Deutsche Oper: Falstaff

By Christie Franke

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Barcelona

Una Turandot que mejora con los años: la monumental producción de Espert celebra el Liceu

By Maria Sánchez, 26 November 2023

El teatro catalán desempolvó la producción de Núria Espert, en una reposición dirigida por Barbara LLuch, cuando se aproxima el 25 aniversario de su reapertura.

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Barcelona

26 Nov 2023

Una Turandot que mejora con los años para celebrar el Liceu

By Maria Sánchez

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Liège

La sonnambula de Liège en déséquilibre entre opéra et ballet

By Irma Foletti, 28 January 2023

Si les oreilles ressortent absolument comblées de la production de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, la performance des danseurs, aussi appréciable soit-elle, paraît déconnectée de l'œuvre de Bellini.

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Liège

28 Jan 2023

La sonnambula de Liège en déséquilibre entre opéra et ballet

By Irma Foletti

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Valencia

Macbeth ilustra el fin del capitalismo en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 31 March 2022

Luca Salsi y Anna Pirozzi encarnan el matrimonio Macbeth en una satisfactoria producción ambientada en la actualidad.

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Valencia

31 Mar 2022

Macbeth ilustra el fin del capitalismo en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Ópera de Tenerife: Grandes voces triunfan en Attila de Verdi

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 23 November 2021

Ópera de Tenerife presentó Attila de Verdi con un excelente reparto y dirección musical de Christopher Franklin y Andrea de Rosa como director de escena.

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

23 Nov 2021

Ópera de Tenerife: Grandes voces triunfan en Attila de Verdi

By Francisco Martínez Ramos

Madrid

El bosque oscuro de Don Giovanni: Eros y thanatos en el Teatro Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 20 December 2020

Ivor Bolton en la batuta y Claus Guth en la escena mostraron el universo lacerante de un Don Giovanni agotado.

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Madrid

20 Dec 2020

El bosque oscuro de Don Giovanni: Eros y thanatos en el Teatro Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño

Paris

Un Bal masqué sans fard à Bastille

By Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 16 January 2018

Fallait-il condamner la simplicité de l’intrigue à tant de simplisme esthétique ? Retour sur Un bal masqué où l’expressivité, les nuances et l’ambiguïté seront à rechercher chez les interprètes.

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Paris

16 Jan 2018

Un Bal masqué sans fard à Bastille

By Suzanne Lay-Canessa

Valencia

Lucrezia Borgia: lección de bel canto en Les Arts

By Juan José Freijo, 01 April 2017

Un festival de buen canto centrado en la figura de Mariella Devia. Una cantante que, siendo ya parte de la historia de la lírica, sigue expandiendo su carrera hasta lo impensable.

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Valencia

01 Apr 2017

Lucrezia Borgia: lección de bel canto en Les Arts

By Juan José Freijo

Rome

Marina Rebeka enchanteresse en Marie Stuart au Teatro dell’Opera de Rome

By Emma Granier, 22 March 2017

Difficile exercice que celui du drame lyrique pour deux Prima Donna qu’est Maria Stuarda. Il ne fallait pas moins que le talentueux duo constituait de la soprano lettone Marina Rebeka et de sa sœur de scène l’italienne Carmela Remigio pour donner ses lettres de noblesses à ce modèle de bel canto qui n’avait pas été donné sur les planches de l’Opéra de Rome depuis 2006.

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Rome

22 Mar 2017

Marina Rebeka enchanteresse en Marie Stuart au Teatro dell’Opera de Rome

By Emma Granier