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Ildar Abdrazakov and Ain Anger excel in the confrontation of tsar and historian; Kaspar Holten's safe but effective staging focuses on the relentless march of history.

With so little of worth happening onstage, this performance requires a unanimously strong set of performances from the main cast.

In the Nederlandse Reisopera's Così fan tutte, the team of young soloists and the Orkest van het Oosten conducted by Arnaud Oosterbaum give a musically rewarding performance that compensates for an unconvincing stage direction.

La production proposée au Grand Théâtre de Provence dans la mise en scène d'Andrea Breth vaut le détour pour l'interprétation de haut vol d'Elsa Dreisig, bien suivie par Ingo Metzmacher et l'Orchestre de Paris.