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Great singing and imaginative spectacle cannot turn an ambitious operatic premiere into a convincing whole. 

Nézét-Séguin takes a thoroughly veristic approach in the pit. Lise Davidsen's marmoreal nobility may not be perfectly suited to the title role, but oh Lord, the voice!

The first new Forza at the Met for nearly 30 years is lustily sung, led by Norwegian soprano, Lise Davidsen, and Igor Golovatenko as her vengeful brother. 

Julie Taymor's whimsical 2004 staging of Mozart's Singspiel continues to please in the Met's condensed, English-language version.

A memorable night at the opera as Andris Nelsons conducts Così fan tutte at the Tanglewood Festival. 

Aleksandra Kurzak's lyrical Tosca brings out the woman behind the caricature in this revival of Sir David McVicar's lavish production.

Edward Gardner's conducting brings out the nuances of Berlioz's complex score, but The Met's concert staging lacks theatrical thrust.

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

Jane Glover conducts a skittish Mozart's Così fan tutte for Kansas City's Lyric Opera.

All three operas in Puccini's triptych are strongly cast in this revival. 

And the new, Spring casting for David McVicar's new production of Tosca has an ace in the hole – Anna Netrebko – and she certainly did not disappoint. 

A decision to offer traditional stagings for standard repertoire may be a dangerous path to tread for the Met's future.

A brilliant revival of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at The Met centres on the dramatic confrontation between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart at Fotheringhay. 

Love, light, levity, life. A joyful performance of Franz Lehár's Parisian operetta offers catharsis in troubling times. 

Seattle Opera closes its season with an Ariadne auf Naxos that highlights the comedy but only fitfully comes to life in the opera within the opera.  

James Robinson's production of Adams' Nixon in China hits its stride at San Diego Opera. 

It’s difficult to believe that the current run of John Adams’ Nixon in China at the San Francisco Opera marks the opera’s local premiere. Adams is not only one of the leading composers of his generation, but he is also a celebrated local hero.

Read our review of Robert Lepage's production of Berlioz­'s La Damnation de Faust in its 2008 roadcast from the Met Opera in New York.

Traditionell inszeniert und hervorragend besetzt wurde Puccinis Oper an der Met.