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In the nearby city of Winterthur, Zurich’s fine International Opera Studio (IOS) recently premiered two short operas by Maurice Ravel, a flashy L’Heure espagnole and a lyrical L’Enfant et les sortilèges.

From devoted wife and mother to murdering avenger, Médée is is a challenging role. A new Zurich production firmly secures her place in the collective memory, perhaps for the wrong reasons.

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande sous la baguette de Jonathan Nott aura relevé le défi d’un Schoenberg coloré et éruptif et l’Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne quant à lui aura desservi un Schubert d’une incarnation terne de la Messe en mi bémol majeur : dommage.