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Shakespeare in New York: Canadian Opera Company again opens season with Gounod

By John Gilks, 27 September 2025

Amy Lane’s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the COC is eye-catching and enjoyable but doesn’t offer the same level of insight as her Faust last season.

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***11

Toronto

27 Sep 2025

Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette

By John Gilks

Gothenburg

Nina Stemme in Ingrid Bergman's shoes: world première of Hans Gefors' Notorious

By Katharina Hogrefe, 19 September 2015

When one of the most sought-after sopranos of our time slips into the role of her most famous countrywoman, the foundations for an eventful evening of opera have already been laid. The Swedish world première Notorious, after Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same title, shows in an all-round successful production that contemporary opera can have a promising future.

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Gothenburg

19 Sep 2015

Notorious: world première in Gothenburg

By Katharina Hogrefe