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BarcelonaVerdi’s Requiem

© James Hole
Mozart: Requiem en ré mineur, K626
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu; Nicola Luisotti; Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu; Pablo Assante; Lise Davidsen; Aigul Akhmetshina

ParisWertherNouvelle production

Opéra national de Paris
Massenet: Werther
Nathalie Stutzmann; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Radu Boruzescu; Luis F Carvalho; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

MadridBellini - Norma

© Manuel Alcorlo
Bellini: Norma
Francesco Lanzillotta; Justin Way; Teatro Real; John Fiore; Charles Edwards; Sue Willmington; Nicolás Fischtel

MunichWertherNouvelle production

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Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bayerische Staatsoper; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichCarmen

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Bizet: Carmen
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Lina Wertmüller; Bayerische Staatsoper; Enrico Job; Franco Marri; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

LondresDon Giovanni

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Mozart: Don Giovanni
Stefano Montanari; Kasper Holten; The Royal Opera; Es Devlin; Anja Vang Kragh; Bruno Poet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Fringante Cenerentola à Baugé

S’attaquer à Rossini implique de comprendre son alchimie – en somme, de se souvenir qu’il ne peut exister sans qu’on mobilise la légéreté et la tenue, le souffle et la précision.

Richard Jones’ clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden

Samson et Dalila, Act 3 © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.

La Carmen de Michieletto trae al Real tan solo tópicos renovados

© Javier del Real | Teatro Real
Aigul Akhmetshina y Eun Sun Kim destacan en una Carmen que reitera clichés sin alcanzar verdadera fuerza dramática.

Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Proms

The London Philharmonic Orchestra with Edward Gardner and Aigul Akhmetshina © BBC | Andy Paradise
The London Philharmonic and Edward Gardner steer us through four ocean-related pieces, by Sibelius, Tippett, Ravel and Debussy.

Mummy issues: Michieletto’s Carmen returns to The Royal Opera

Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) © RBO | Marc Brenner
Aigul Akhmetshina is on the verge of becoming the definitive Carmen; in this first revival of Michieletto's 2024 production at Covent Garden, she delivers the standout performance. 

Grigorian and Akhmetshina dazzle in a secular Norma

Asmik Grigorian (Norma) and Aigul Akhmetshina (Adalgisa) © Monika Rittershaus
In a week where Vienna welcomes two new productions of Bellini's Norma, MusikTheater an der Wien sets a high bar with Vasily Barkhatov's staging. 
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Pick of the plums: a dip into the highlights of 2019

Leo Dixon (Tadzio) in Death in Venice © ROH | Catherine Ashmore
The highs – and lows – of 2019 in the world of opera, dance and classical music as reported on Bachtrack.

Moonflower in blossom: Aigul Akhmetshina on Carmen

Aigul Akhmetshina © Andrei Uspensky
Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina discusses the role of Carmen and reflects on the fantastic opportunities fate has thrown her way since joining The Royal Opera's young artist programme.