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Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek stages this new production of Madama Butterfly at Teatro San Carlo in Naples with a fine, penetrating approach.

At its 2015 inauguration at the Royal Opera House, a controversial rape scene in Act 3 drew outrage from the audience and critics alike. Now the Teatro Massimo is presenting the production once again.

Suggesting that Otello was a migrant, like modern refugees, was not a great staging idea for a production which could count on an high-rate vocal cast.

A glittering production of Rossini's retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale at the Teatro San Carlo. 

A successful production for a scandalous opera which exercised a broad influence on the musical theatre of the 20th century.

A strong staging of Verdi's Don Carlo by Japanese opera company Tokyo Nikikai in David McVicar's Frankfurt production.

Roger Vontobels Operndebüt im neuen Hamburger Tell beweist Mut und Fingerspitzengefühl und erweist sich Schmähkritiken zum Trotz als durchaus sehenswert.

Niccolò Jommellis Oper Il Vologeso war vor ca. 250 Jahren am württembergischen Hoftheater in Ludwigsburg uraufgeführt worden und dann von den Bühnen verschwunden. Nun feiert sie in Stuttgart unter dem Titel Berenike, Königin von Armenien eine umjubelte Auferstehung.