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Leonardo García-Alarcón's exhumation of Bembo's work proves a winner, in a hyper-quirky staging by Netia Jones with Julie Fuchs as the pick of the fine singers.

Jon Fosse's bleak tale of alienation is graced with fine performances from a strong cast and excellent playing by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Johannes Gustavsson.

Juliana Zara and Annemarie Kremer lead the cast in a riotous, yet deeply touching, new production from Nederlandse Reisopera. 

John Adams’ opera about Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Mao Tse-Tung is performed with all round excellence, with a real find on the podium in the shape of Olivia Lee-Gunderman.

The latest double bill from Staatsballett Berlin features witty, high energy and thought provoking works by Mats Ek and Alexander Ekman, though the audience may not fathom their meaning.

A world premiere of an opera by Philip Glass is bound to draw attention... especially when many of its performers are members of a circus troupe. 

The passion of Alban Berg's music under Donald Runnicles fights against a disjointed production by Ole Anders Tandberg.

Director Ole Anders Tandberg's production of Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse expertly balances the line between irreverent humour and human tragedy.

Mats Ek pours his heart and soul in to the most ungainly gestures, and his last programme in Paris is a fitted farewell.

Le Nederlands Dans Theater 2 est en tournée à la Grande Halle de la Villette avec deux œuvres de tonalité différente : Out of Breath de Johan Inger et la création endiablée Bedtime story, de Nadav Zelner.

Drei Werke von Akram Khan, Johan Inger und Itzik Galili schaffen einen atemberaubenden Abend.