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For his new staging of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, director Yannis Kokkos avoids specific contemporary references, choosing a setting that transcends the times. 

John Neumeier's Sylvia is a ballet that, like Greek theatre, speaks for all time and is a joy to watch.

Riccardo Chailly conducts a wonderful, integral performance of Donizetti’s masterpiece, with two of the greatest bel canto singers of our times.

Audience protests against Roberto Abbado interrupt the opening night of the festival, Yannis Kokkos' staging of La forza del destino.

That Boris was sung by a Ukrainian in times like this might or might not have been a coincidence. But that Alexander Tsymbalyuk was an excellent choice for the role is indisputable. 

A rare chance to see Berlioz's five act epic Les Troyens. Huge Russian forces from the Mariinsky Opera under Valery Gergiev visit the Edinburgh Festival. 

Sur le vaste plateau du Corum, l'opéra de Verdi bénéficie d'une scénographie efficace, d'une direction musicale subtile et d'un bon duo Yunuet Laguna – Amadi Lagha.

René Pape überzeugt bei seinem Rollendebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper als hellstimmiger Boris Godunow.

L'Opéra National de Montpellier présente Turandot en ce début février. Une production bien traditionnelle. 

La italiana Anna Pirozzi se convirtió en la protagonista absoluta de un reparto por lo demás irregular