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The Brasov Opera brought timeless Italian virtues to Puccini's virtuoso fusion of music and drama at the Bucharest Opera Festival.

The Armenian-Australian soprano steps in for an indisposed Ermonela Jaho in Rosetta Cucchi's staging of Cilea's verismo masterpiece. 

Sydney may possess the most iconic opera house in the world, but Opera Australia ventured outdoors once more for a successful rock 'n' roll-themed Carmen on Cockatoo Island, with a stage positioned at water's edge.

Role and production debuts in no way diminished the psychological impact of this intense hour with Bartók and Balázs.

Davide Livermore's new production of Donizetti's Anna Bolena offers moderate pleasures, with solid performances by Ermonela Jaho in the title role, and Carmen Topciu as Jane Seymour.

Jean-Paul Scarpitta’s San Carlo staging was almost as minimal as a biblical oratorio.

One wonders why Emma Dante's concept, which explores the plight of women crushed by romantic catastrophes, is not done more often.