En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Paule Constable

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Paris

09 mai 2024

L’éclatante réussite de Médée par Christie et McVicar à Garnier

Par Emmanuel Gaillard

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Fear no more the heat o’ the sun: The Magic Flute returns in triumph to the Royal Opera House

Par Christopher Woodley, 10 octobre 2025

Sir David McVicar's classic staging of The Magic Flute, now over 20 years old, shines afresh in a stylish performance conducted by Marie Jacquot, making her Covent Garden debut.

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Londres

10 oct. 2025

The Magic Flute returns in triumph to the Royal Opera House

Par Christopher Woodley

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Visually stunning, psychologically unnerving: a strong new Figaro at Glyndebourne

Par Dominic Lowe, 29 juin 2025

Mariame Clément is a popular director at Glyndebourne, and her new production of Figaro shows her trademark approach to hardhitting comedy.

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Glyndebourne

29 juin 2025

A strong new Figaro opens at Glyndebourne

Par Dominic Lowe

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Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell: emotionally compelling

Par Amanda Jennings, 12 juin 2025

In The Midnight Bell, Sir Matthew Bourne has produced some of his best choreography, loose and free-flowing but tense with desire and mixed with dread.

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Londres

12 juin 2025

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell: emotionally compelling

Par Amanda Jennings

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Competent but uninspiring: Gounod and McVicar’s Faust returns to The Royal Opera

Par David Karlin, 23 mai 2025

Stripped of its original superstar casting, Gounod’s grand opera provides entertainment but fails to cohere.

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Londres

23 mai 2025

Faust at The Royal Opera: competent but uninspiring

Par David Karlin

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Joana Mallwitz makes a radiant Met debut leading a vigorous Figaro revival

Par Susan Stempleski, 31 mars 2025

A rising German conductor draws superb playing from the orchestra in the Met’s fifth revival of Richard Eyre’s witty 2014 production.

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New York

31 mars 2025

Joana Mallwitz makes a radiant Met debut leading a vigorous Figaro

Par Susan Stempleski

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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake: breathtakingly clear action

Par Amanda Jennings, 12 décembre 2024

Bourne has created an extraordinary legacy. His Swan Lake will remain relevant for generations to come.

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Londres

12 déc. 2024

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake: breathtakingly clear action

Par Amanda Jennings

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Ying Fang and Luca Micheletti light up McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro

Par Mark Pullinger, 02 septembre 2024

Sir David McVicar's Figaro has been delighting audiences at the Royal Opera House since 2006. Is this its final outing?

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Londres

02 sept. 2024

Ying Fang and Luca Micheletti light up McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro

Par Mark Pullinger

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Salzburg

Liebeskranker Dichter als Filmregisseur: Hoffmanns Erzählungen in Salzburg

Par Thomas Schacher, 13 août 2024

Die Neuproduktion von Offenbachs letzter Oper an den Salzburger Festspielen bringt in der Regie von Mariame Clément einen erfrischend neuen Ansatz und unter dem Dirigat von Marc Minkowski einen Ohrenschmaus.

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Salzburg

13 août 2024

Liebeskranker Dichter als Filmregisseur: Hoffmann in Salzburg

Par Thomas Schacher

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Hail Caesar! Glyndebourne’s celebrated Giulio Cesare in Egitto returns

Par Roy Westbrook, 23 juin 2024

Louise Alder shines as Cleopatra, one of Baroque opera’s greatest creations, in the fourth Glyndebourne revival of Sir David McVicar's much-loved production.

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Glyndebourne

23 juin 2024

Hail Caesar! Glyndebourne’s celebrated Giulio Cesare returns

Par Roy Westbrook

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Toronto

Sondra Radvanovsky triumphs in Canadian Opera Company's darkly grand Medea

Par Gianmarco Segato, 03 mai 2024

In the title role of Canadian Opera Company's Medea, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky offers the vocal and dramatic goods required by this flawed masterpiece.

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Toronto

03 mai 2024

Sondra Radvanovsky triumphs in COC's darkly grand Medea

Par Gianmarco Segato

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Tokyo

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet: a 21st century love story

Par Naomi Mori, 10 avril 2024

Sir Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures brought its groundbreaking Romeo and Juliet to Tokyo for the first time and wowed the audience with its magical storytelling.

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Tokyo

10 avril 2024

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet: a 21st century love story

Par Naomi Mori

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Prescient then, terrifying now: The Handmaid’s Tale at English National Opera

Par David Karlin, 01 février 2024

Margaret Atwood’s dystopic novel, masterfully adapted for the operatic stage, is strongly performed at ENO and rings even truer today than it did when it was written.

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Londres

01 févr. 2024

Prescient then, terrifying now: The Handmaid’s Tale at ENO

Par David Karlin

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Leeds

La rondine: a feast of lyricism and nostalgic sentimentality from Opera North

Par Richard Wilcocks, 20 octobre 2023

James Hurley directs a new production of Puccini's neglected opera to close Opera North's Green Season.

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Leeds

20 oct. 2023

La rondine: a feast of lyricism and nostalgic sentimentality

Par Richard Wilcocks

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Leeds

A feast of Purcell in Sir David Pountney’s Masque of Might at Opera North

Par Richard Wilcocks, 06 octobre 2023

Sir David Pountney directs a satirical take on dictatorship and the climate crisis inventively set to the music of Purcell.

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Leeds

06 oct. 2023

A feast of Purcell in Sir David Pountney’s Masque of Might

Par Richard Wilcocks

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Leeds

A joyous, green Falstaff opens Opera North's season

Par Richard Wilcocks, 28 septembre 2023

Upcycled and recycled, a green production of Verdi's final opera is directed by Olivia Fuchs.

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Leeds

28 sept. 2023

A joyous, green Falstaff opens Opera North's season

Par Richard Wilcocks

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Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet is a heartbreaker

Par Deborah Weiss, 04 août 2023

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet is a triumph of theatre, offering mesmerising leading performances that will move you to tears.

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Londres

04 août 2023

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet is a heartbreaker

Par Deborah Weiss

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McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro scrubs up well at Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger, 08 juillet 2023

Joana Mallwitz makes her Royal Opera debut in the pit as Sir David McVicar returns to direct this revival of his much-loved 2006 show.

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Londres

08 juil. 2023

McVicar’s Figaro scrubs up well at Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger

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Athens

Inheriting Callas’ crown in Athens: Pirozzi takes on Medea… and wins

Par Mark Pullinger, 25 avril 2023

The punishing role of Medea is forever associated with Maria Callas. To celebrate the diva’s centenary, Greek National Opera presents a new production by Sir David McVicar, starring Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi.

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Athens

25 avril 2023

Inheriting Callas’ crown in Athens: Pirozzi takes on Medea

Par Mark Pullinger

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Berlin

Im besten Sinne werkgetreu: Mozarts Idomeneo an der Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Par Christoph Wurzel, 19 mars 2023

Ein aufwühlender Opernabend, an dem vor allem in der Musik das grandiose Drama stattfand.

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Berlin

19 mars 2023

Im besten Sinne werkgetreu: Mozarts Idomeneo an der Staatsoper Berlin

Par Christoph Wurzel

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Semyon Bychkov leads a musically superior Rusalka at Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger, 21 février 2023

Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami give Rusalka an ecological reading, but it's the musical side of things that really takes flight in The Royal Opera's new production.

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Londres

21 févr. 2023

Semyon Bychkov leads a musically superior Rusalka at Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger

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New Adventures’ Sleeping Beauty: ballet with bite!

Par Mark Pullinger, 07 décembre 2022

Forget tutus and pointework. Sir Matthew Bourne is a great storyteller and his Sleeping Beauty is packed with a punchy narrative... and a vampiric twist.

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Londres

07 déc. 2022

New Adventures’ Sleeping Beauty: ballet with bite!

Par Mark Pullinger

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Radvanovsky triumphs as Cherubini's Medea opens the Met Opera season

Par Robert Levine, 27 septembre 2022

Sir David McVicar's new production opens the Met season with house's first ever staging of Cherubini's Medea.

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New York

27 sept. 2022

Radvanovsky triumphs as Cherubini's Medea opens the Met Opera season

Par Robert Levine

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Barcelona

Deliciosamente monumental, impecablemente sublime: La flauta mágica conquista el Liceu

Par Juan José Freijo, 20 juin 2022

Capitaneada por Gustavo Dudamel, esta es una representación de lujo que ningún aficionado debería perderse y una perfecta oportunidad para crear afición.

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Barcelona

20 juin 2022

Deliciosamente monumental, impecablemente sublime: La flauta mágica

Par Juan José Freijo

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Dancing a merry tune: Le nozze di Figaro at Glyndebourne

Par Dominic Lowe, 22 mai 2022

Michael Grandage's vivid production of Mozart's comic masterpiece is fast becoming a classic and is revived here to a very high standard.

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Glyndebourne

22 mai 2022

Dancing a merry tune: Le nozze di Figaro at Glyndebourne

Par Dominic Lowe

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Vienne

Ein Geniestreich: Benjamin Brittens Der Tod in Venedig erstmals an der Volksoper Wien

Par Snapdragon, 14 mai 2022

Sir David McVicars Inszenierung ist ein bemerkenswertes Psychogramm, das jede Note und jede Zeile des Werks ins richtige Licht setzt. Ein Muss nicht nur für Britten-Freunde.

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Vienne

14 mai 2022

Ein Geniestreich: Der Tod in Venedig erstmals an der Volksoper Wien

Par Snapdragon

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A topical tale: Gilead returns to the Coliseum stage

Par Matthew Rye, 08 avril 2022

Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale comes home to English National Opera after 20 years in a powerful new production by Annilese Miskimmon.

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Londres

08 avril 2022

A topical tale: Gilead returns to the Coliseum stage

Par Matthew Rye

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Rising stars have a crazy day: Figaro returns to Covent Garden

Par Roy Westbrook, 09 janvier 2022

A sublime Federica Lombardi leads a young cast of mostly Italian singers in a revival of Sir David McVicar's popular staging.

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Londres

09 janv. 2022

Rising stars have a crazy day: Figaro returns to Covent Garden

Par Roy Westbrook

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Anna Pirozzi's bravura Lady Macbeth lights up Covent Garden

Par David Karlin, 16 novembre 2021

The Italian soprano produces enormous power and great sensitivity in equal measure to illuminate a memorable Verdi Macbeth.

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Londres

16 nov. 2021

Anna Pirozzi's bravura Lady Macbeth lights up Covent Garden

Par David Karlin

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New-minted rather than dusted down: ENO opens season with Satyagraha

Par Mark Valencia, 14 octobre 2021

Phelim McDermott's popular staging of Satyagraha, which verges on the lush and the voluptuous, is revived to open English National Opera's season.

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Londres

14 oct. 2021

New-minted rather than dusted down: ENO opens season with Satyagraha

Par Mark Valencia

Matthew Bourne's Midnight Bell: a trip back in time to fog-bound Soho and Fitzrovia

Par Graham Watts, 06 octobre 2021

A world premiere for New Adventures is much less dance than theatre but, when needed, Bourne's choreography carries the story along outstandingly.

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Londres

06 oct. 2021

A trip back in time to fog-bound Soho and Fitzrovia

Par Graham Watts

David McVicar's staging of The Magic Flute revived at the Royal Opera House

Par Mark Valencia, 15 septembre 2021

Unlike many Flutes, David McVicar's 2003 production treats Mozart's score as a proper opera, albeit with romp instead of pomp.

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Londres

15 sept. 2021

McVicar's Magic Flute staging revived at the Royal Opera House

Par Mark Valencia

Love is no picnic: Nicholas Hytner's Così fan tutte returns to Glyndebourne

Par Dominic Lowe, 04 juillet 2021

Lush visuals and appealing singing do not quite make up for a somewhat lacklustre revival of Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed 2006 production of Mozart's late comedy.

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Glyndebourne

04 juil. 2021

Love is no picnic: Hytner's Così fan tutte returns to Glyndebourne

Par Dominic Lowe

A musically ideal Così in The Met's revival

Par Robert Levine, 18 février 2020

Phelim McDermott’s Coney Island Così fan tutte returns to The Met, in sparkling vocal performances.

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New York

18 févr. 2020

A musically ideal Così in The Met's revival

Par Robert Levine

Great Britten: Death in Venice returns to Covent Garden in superb new staging

Par Mark Pullinger, 21 novembre 2019

Benjamin Britten's final opera hasn't been staged by The Royal Opera in over 25 years, but his setting of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice receives a great new production by Sir David McVicar.

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Londres

21 nov. 2019

Great Britten: Death in Venice returns to Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger

Met Opera revives Le nozze di Figaro with musical style

Par Linda Holt, 16 novembre 2019

In its revival of the 2014 production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, the Metropolitan Opera offers a satisfying blend of comic antics, beautifully realized music, and some top-notch singing in several roles.

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New York

16 nov. 2019

Met Opera revives Le nozze di Figaro with musical style

Par Linda Holt

Magical Flute: McVicar's Zauberflöte returns to Covent Garden

Par Matthew Rye, 04 novembre 2019

David McVicar’s imaginative staging of Mozart’s The Magic Flute comes back for its eighth run at the Royal Opera with an excellent new cast.

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Londres

04 nov. 2019

Magical Flute: McVicar's Zauberflöte returns to Covent Garden

Par Matthew Rye

Romeo + Juliet another palpable hit for Sir Matthew Bourne

Par Graham Watts, 09 août 2019

A commitment to youth brings another palpable hit to the New Adventures' repertoire.

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Londres

09 août 2019

Romeo + Juliet another palpable hit for Sir Matthew Bourne

Par Graham Watts

How to stage magic: Glyndebourne's Rusalka

Par David Karlin, 04 juillet 2019

A welcome return to the Glyndebourne Festival for Melly Still's staging, which brings out the full emotional range of Dvořák’s fairytale of denial, heartbreak and forgiveness.

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Glyndebourne

04 juil. 2019

How to stage magic: Glyndebourne's Rusalka

Par David Karlin

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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake triumphantly takes flight once again

Par Mark Pullinger, 12 décembre 2018

Bourne's radical reworking of Swan Lake returns to Sadler's Wells, 23 years after its premiere.

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Londres

12 déc. 2018

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake takes flight once again

Par Mark Pullinger

Carry on Cleo: Joélle Harvey leads terrific revival of Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne

Par Mark Pullinger, 10 juin 2018

Interviewed at the time of this production's first outing, McVicar declared that “Entertainment is not a dirty word”. His Giulio Cesare remains a hugely entertaining opera production.

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Glyndebourne

10 juin 2018

Carry on Cleo: Joélle Harvey triumphs at Glyndebourne

Par Mark Pullinger

Genève

Wozzeck in Geneva: grit and light

Par Elodie Olson-Coons, 02 mars 2017

A strong, compelling staging – coherent in aesthetic and philosophy, if a little restrained in performance.

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Genève

02 mars 2017

Wozzeck in Geneva: grit and light

Par Elodie Olson-Coons

Humour and humanity: McVicar's Meistersinger touches the heart at Glyndebourne

Par Mark Pullinger, 21 mai 2016

“Honour your masters!” Sachs instructs Walther in the final scene. Wagner's spirit was honoured well as Glyndebourne's festival opened, but did the song contest necessarily crown the right winner?

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Glyndebourne

21 mai 2016

McVicar's Meistersinger touches the heart

Par Mark Pullinger

Madrid

Crónica de un bis anunciado: Nucci protagoniza Rigoletto en el Teatro Real

Par Juan José Freijo, 30 novembre 2015

Un notable reparto vocal y un cantante leyenda para una producción de claroscuros.

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Madrid

30 nov. 2015

Nucci protagoniza Rigoletto en el Teatro Real

Par Juan José Freijo

Edimbourg

A Butterfly fit for the Commonweath Games

Par David Smythe, 08 mai 2014

Scottish Opera revives Sir David McVicar's Madama Butterfly. It still looks wonderful. The music, players and singers tell the harrowing story magnificently.

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