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LenoxThe Marriage of Figaro

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Mozart: Les Noces de Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
Andris Nelsons; James Darrah Black; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Joshua Hopkins; Hanna-Elisabeth Müller; Michael Sumuel

EdimbourgMozart’s Don GiovanniVersion de concert

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Mozart: Don Giovanni
Maxim Emelyanychev; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus; Konstantin Krimmel; Michael Sumuel

Los AngelesRituals: Requiem

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Ligeti, Mozart
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Jennifer France; Beth Taylor; Laurence Kilsby; Michael Sumuel

ParisBach, Passion selon Saint Matthieu / Jaap van Zweden

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Bach: Passion selon saint Matthieu, BWV244
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Lionel Sow; Michael Sumuel; Nicholas Phan; Amanda Forsythe; Tamara Mumford

Los AngelesLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

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Mozart: Les Noces de Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
James Conlon; James Gray; LA Opera; Santo Loquasto; Christian Lacroix; York Kennedy; LA Opera Orchestra
Critiques récentesEn voir plus...

20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar staging revived at Deutsche Oper

Christophe Dumaux (Giulio Cesare) © Nancy Jesse
The classic production of Handel's opera proves its durability, featuring a strong cast led by Christophe Dumaux and Elena Tsallagova.

Don Giovanni an der Bayerischen Staatsoper hinterlässt einige Fragen

Julia Kleiter (Donna Elvira) und Konstantin Krimmel (Don Giovanni) © Geoffroy Schied
Dass Don Giovanni von den Göttern der Unterwelt gesteuert wird, ist zwar eine neue Idee, geht aber am Sinn der Oper vorbei. Wenn auch das Regiekonzept nicht überzeugte, so war die musikalische Gestaltung wenigstens fulminant.

Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

Siobhan Stagg (Susanna) © Keith Saunders
Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House

Joana Mallwitz makes a radiant Met debut leading a vigorous Figaro

Michael Sumuel (Figaro) and Olga Kulchynska (Susanna) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera
A rising German conductor draws superb playing from the orchestra in the Met’s fifth revival of Richard Eyre’s witty 2014 production.

Power and vulnerability: COC revives Madama Butterfly

Kang Wang (Pinkerton) and Eri Nakamura (Cio-Cio-San) © Michael Cooper
The Toronto revival of Michael Grandage’s straightforward but elegant production shields Puccini’s genius from contemporary critiques. 

Malcolm X reaches the Met Opera at a crucial time

Will Liverman (Malcolm) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera

Anthony Davis’ groundbreaking opera, with a jazz band in the middle of the orchestra and a book that focuses more on crises than victories, proves hard to see as an heroic tale.