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L'universelle Bohème de Barbe & Doucet au Capitole

La Bohème au Théâtre du Capitole © Mirco Magliocca
Sans transposer trivialement l’opéra de Puccini directement dans la contemporanéité, le duo de metteurs en scène offre une superposition de temporalités qui viennent enrichir la représentation.

Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival

Mario Chang (Rodolfo) and Hye-Youn Lee (Mimì) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Hye-Youn Lee and Mario Chang head a strong cast in Barbe and Doucet’s revival of La bohème, which marks the retirement of veteran lighting designer, Guy Simard.

Barbe and Doucet's stylish Don Pasquale is a comic delight

David Stout (Don Pasquale) © Jane Barlow

Barbe and Doucet’s witty 1960s Don Pasquale is revived for Scottish Opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a fine cast. 

Strong cast brings fizz to Glyndebourne's Zauberflöte revival

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Bill Knight
A visually delightful revival of Barbe & Doucet's action-packed Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne, with strong vocal performances throughout. 

COC’s Don Pasquale gets a one-note Dolce Vita treatment

Joshua Hopkins (Malatesta), Misha Kiria (Don Pasquale) and Simone Osborne (Norina) © Michael Cooper
Canadian Opera Company's Don Pasquale offers a stylish Italian 1960s Fellini-inspired concept that delivers  comedy but omits the pathos. 

Il signor Bruschino in Pesaro: silly farce, but musical masterpiece

A successful new production of the maestro’s opera buffaat the Rossini Opera Festival with a solid cast led by Marina Monzó.