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Olga Kulchynska (Tatyana) © Bronwen Sharp for Santa Fe Opera

Olga Kulchynska anchors a dream-haunted Eugene Onegin in Santa Fe

By Thomas May, 06 August 2026

Olga Kulchynska’s compelling Tatyana leads a strong cast in Santa Fe Opera’s Eugene Onegin, as Alessandro Talevi lets forests, dreams and folkloric imagery seep into its 19th-century world.

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Santa Fe

06 Aug 2026

Olga Kulchynska anchors a dream-haunted Eugene Onegin in Santa Fe

By Thomas May

Cologne

A conceptually bold Manon at Oper Köln

By Cristina Burack, 15 March 2018

This production fell just short of brilliance but showed how relevant and thought-provoking opera as an art form can be when tapping into today's headline debates.

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Cologne

15 Mar 2018

A conceptually bold Manon at Oper Köln

By Cristina Burack

Madrid

The universalization of Britten: Death in Venice in Madrid

By Fernando Remiro, 04 December 2014

Death in Venice makes its première in Madrid with a rational and symbolic production by Willy Decker.

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Madrid

04 Dec 2014

The universalization of Britten: Death in Venice

By Fernando Remiro

Nadine Sierra (Violetta Valéry), Xabier Anduaga (Alfredo) y el Coro Titular del Teatro Real © Javier del Real | Teatro Real

Madrid

El tiempo que nos queda: La traviata en el Teatro Real

By Juan José Freijo, 29 June 2025

Cantantes estrella y una escenografía icónica, imprescindible para cualquier aficionado, para el final de temporada del Teatro Real

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Madrid

29 Jun 2025

El tiempo que nos queda: La traviata en el Teatro Real

By Juan José Freijo

Cologne

My Fair Lady: Elizas Tanz am Rhein

By Beate Langenbruch, 29 December 2015

Frederick Loewes My Fair Lady im englischen Original mit anspruchsvollem Bild an der Oper Köln.

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Cologne

29 Dec 2015

Elizas Tanz am Rhein

By Beate Langenbruch