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A dearth of nuance affects this new production of Verdi's late masterpiece in Berlin, set in Sir John's gourmet kitchen. 

Willy Decker's production, presented in Zürich in 2014, is revived at the Hamburgische Staatsoper with most of the same cast

Neither Sir Walter Scott nor Donizetti were well served by the farcical staging, but finally bellissimo bel canto prevailed over the production.

Michael Boyd's stylish new production is broadly traditional, apart from beyond-the-grave appearances by Lensky. 

Despite the sombre staging, it’s the vocal fire that blazes in this impressive Trovatore in Paris.

Cardiff Castle hosted an entertaining bout of medieval jousting yesterday afternoon, but in the evening all eyes and ears turned to the vocal jousting in St David’s Hall.

Leider scheitern die guten Ideen des Regisseurs, Philipp Himmelmann, an der Umsetzung.

Transfigurant littéralement le personnage de Lucia, Pretty Yende déploie une palette vocale stupéfiante et fait preuve d'une intelligence artistique tant dans son jeu scénique que dans son interprétation vocale, absolument sublime.

En l'église de St Martin-in-the-Fields à Londres, la Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris se joignait aux musiciens du Southbank Sinfonia pour un voyage mozartien éclairé à la bougie.