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Tchaikovsky’s tale of dark obsession sparkles with notable Met debuts

The young soprano Lise Davidsen scored a successful debut at the Met, with impressive support by conductor Vasily Petrenko, also making a debut, led a memorable revival of Pique Dame.
Wolf-Ferrari entertains, Tchaikovsky bewitches at Holland Park

Wolf-Ferrari's Il segreto di Susanna provides an airy bon-bouche to Tchaikovsky's Iolanta, brilliantly sung by Natalya Romaniw and David Butt Philip and conducted to fairy-tale perfection by Sian Edwards
Mascagni's Isabeau at Opera Holland Park

An embarrassingly trite libretto proves unsalvageable, even with a committed cast of singers.
No muddle, just music: ROH Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

The Royal Opera Orchestra produce a revelatory reading of Shostakovich’s eclectic score; a fine performance from Eva-Maria Westbroek and excellent acting from the whole cast light up the drama and farce.
A rousing rarity in Boston: The Maid of Orléans

Disparaged by critics and his fellow musicians, Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orléans is performed by Odyssey Opera.
Kát’a Kabanova compellingly staged at OHP

Problems of orchestral balance cloud Olivia Fuchs's straightforward, compelling staging of Janáček’s tirade against the rigidity and hypocrisy of small town society.