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Michael Mayer’s colorful and busy production of La traviata returned to the Met with a triumphant performance of the title role by soprano Aleksandra Kurzak.

Conductor Ivan Repušić leads a successful revival of Verdi’s playful masterpiece, with a solid cast.

The musicians of MusicAeterna were impassioned, engaged and energised into a single force in this performance of Verdi's Requiem at the Aix Easter Festival.

Andris Nelsons leads a moving performance of Dvořák’s Stabat Mater with the Boston Symphony and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. 

A quartet of superb soloists shine through an orchestral and choral performance of great precision to bring out Verdi’s powerful evocation of the terror of eternal damnation.

A revival of Franco Zeffirelli’s 1981 production was graced by an impressive case, including the Met debut of soprano Angel Blue. 

One of the world’s great Carmens and John Bell’s smart direction is a winning combination for this Opera Australia production.

Calixto Bieito's production of Carmen attempts to humanise the title character, but in doing so leaves the rest as caricatures.

Any revival of La traviata stands or falls by its principals and their ability to inhabit the roles rather than merely sing them prettily. A good revival director helps. 

Thoughtful character placement and a keen eye for detail contribute to a Carmen in Rome which is short on passion, but lovingly played. 

Dmytro Popov and Nancy Fabiola Herrera star in a traditional production of Carmen at the Sydney Opera House.

There can be fewer more idyllic places in the world to see an opera. Behind the floating stage was Sydney’s harbour bridge and opera house; to the left, the lights of the central business district; and to the right, the glittering lights of the Northern Shore and the occasional ferry making its way to Circular Quay.

The message in Paul Curran's new production of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride is a simple one: violent and powerful men are the same in every era. And, of course, no good can result from the violence. If the opera's title made you expect a happy and light-hearted occasion, think again: it's definitely not that sort of Royal Wedding.

 À Bastille, nouvelle reprise de Madame Butterfly dans la mise en scène historique de Robert Wilson. On adore ou on abhorre ; en tout cas, le plateau et l'orchestre font l'unanimité.

L’opéra Iolanta et le ballet Casse-Noisette sont réunis dans une co-création d’envergure qui rassemble les talents du scénographe Dmitri Tcherniakov et des chorégraphes Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Edouard Lock et Arthur Pita.

La mise en scène de Nicolas Joël de La Rondine est de retour au Capitole avec un nouveau plateau d'artistes.

Klangliche Schönheit bei wenig emotionaler Aufregung in einer Inszenierung, die mehr Fragen aufwirft, als sie beantwortet.

Cette belle Bohème de Puccini au Théâtre des Nations de Genève vous tire des larmes à coup sûr, tout au long de ces deux heures de musique sublime portée par des artistes investis. 

Mit Luisa Miller betrat Verdi die letzte Stufe zur Meisterschaft. Stuttgart hat jüngst eine ältere Produktion wieder aufgenommen, die in ihrer Klarheit und Ausdrucksstärke beeindruckt. 

La mise en scène de Stefan Herheim scrute l’ambiguïté de la nymphe tchèque dans une éblouissante production.

Le monde musical toulousain poursuit sa rentrée avec le premier opéra de la saison du Théâtre du Capitole : Un ballo in maschera de Giuseppe Verdi.