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Ek’s vision of the romantic tragedy is seen through a distorted lens, sometimes fascinating, sometimes bemusing.

Ek's second, very different take on Stravinsky's Rite crowns an English National Ballet triple bill extolling the pure joy of dance and exposing the terror of forced marriage. 

A solid Figaro in Cardiff, in which individual performances are a joy, and humour abounds. 

Nicola Raab's production doesn't quite provide the bold rethinking it promises, but stylish execution and a fine cast make for an effective modern Traviata. 

A splendid cast led by Ann Hallenberg does justice to an integral version of Handel’s masterpiece under the baton of Ian Page.

Despite some fine young voices, a concert staging of The Rake's Progress proves problematic in Hamburg.

A frightyfully enjoyable world premiere of Victoria Borisova-Ollas first opera, turned into a giant Halloween party, where the Kungliga Operan is invaded by an audience of vampires, emaciated Victorian ladies and sinister characters.

In seiner neuen Inszenierung schafft Sam Brown mit naturalistischem Bühnenbild einen librettotreuen Kostüm- und Kulissenschinken, der die Zeiten transzendiert. Dabei heraus sticht Doris Soffel mit extravaganter Bühnenpräsenz.

L’Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier rouvre ses portes au public le 20 mai pour une production de Werther singulière, avec un orchestre investissant tout le parterre de l'Opéra Comédie !