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Kristine Opolais may not pass so easily for an oriental 15 year old, but her Cio-Cio San deftly avoids Titipu stereotypes.

Vienna State Opera's traditional production of Carmen managed to create an evening of both sumptious music and exciting drama on stage.

Daniele’s Abbado’s black-box production of Don Carlo augurs a crash landing with no survivors.

Young Russian coloratura soprano Maria Nazarova gets the Oscar. 

Carole Wilson’s Herodias almost upstages Lise Lindstrom’s sexy Salome in a fine revival of Boleslaw Barlog's 1972 production in Vienna.

Cardillac has a spooky, sinister fascination that both intrigues and horrifies and which is quite successfully expressed in this striking production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf.

Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak und Dalibor Jenis bringen frischen Wind in Christine Mielitz' Inszenierung an der Wiener Staatsoper.

Anna Netrebko und Piotr Beczała brillieren unter dem eleganten Dirigat von Evelino Pidò. Ein Pflichttermin für Diven-Verehrer und Freunde opulenter Ausstattung.

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

Juan Diego Flórez und Marina Rebeka begeistern unter dem Dirigat von Marco Armiliato.