Instrument: Choirmaster / chorus director

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DijonIl était une fois l’opéra

Grand Théâtre, Sat 30 May

Various

Anass Ismat; Chœur de l'Opéra de Dijon; Charline Grand; Louise Belmas; Marie Duquesnois

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Deutsche Oper, Sat 30 May

Wagner: Parsifal

Donald Runnicles; Philipp Stölzl; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Conrad Moritz Reinhardt; Kathi Maurer; Sir Simon Keenlyside; Derek Welton

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Opernhaus, Sat 30 May

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)

Ulf Schirmer; Michiel Dijkema; Oper Leipzig; Christoph Gedschold; Jula Reindell; Iain Paterson

Opernhaus, May 30 19:00, Jun 06 19:00, Jun 10 19:00, Jun 13 20:00

Mozart: Don Giovanni

Riccardo Minasi; Sebastian Baumgarten; Zurich Opera; Barbara Ehnes; Tabea Braun; Franck Evin; Chris Kondek

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Opernhaus, May 31 18:00, Jun 07 18:00, Jun 20 19:00, Jul 02 19:30

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

David Reiland; Ralf Nürnberger; Oper Leipzig; Yadegar Asisi; Claudia Rühle; Matthias Stier; Patrick Vogel

Deutsche Oper, Sun 31 May

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Donald Runnicles; Graham Vick; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Paul Brown; Iréne Theorin; Stephen Gould

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Komische Oper Berlin, May 31 19:00, Jun 05 19:30, Jun 13 19:30, Jun 19 19:30, Jun 25 19:30, Jul 03 19:30

Handel: Jephtha

Christian Curnyn; Richard Jones; Komische Oper Berlin; Hyemi Shin; Aletta Collins; Simon Berger

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Beethoven keeps the flame burning

Esa-Pekka rehearses 1808 Reconstructed with the Philharmonia © Camilla Greenwell

Mark Pullinger, 15 Mar

Directed by Gerard McBurney, this concert recreated the marathon Akademie conducted by Beethoven in Vienna which saw the premieres of four major works.

*****

Juan Diego Flórez (Rodolfo) and Ruzan Mantashyan (Mimì) © Toni Suter

Laura Servidei, 08 Mar

In a reprise of Ole Anders Tandberg’s somewhat confused production, a solid cast performs a charming bohème, under the baton of Marco Armiliato.

***11

David Wolfson, 07 Mar

Three of the pieces that Louis Langrée conducted in his New York Philharmonic debut concerts were similarly atmospheric and impressionistic, stealing each other’s thunder. Happily, the Scriabin was cathartic.

***11

Gregory Kunde (Jean de Leyde), Deutsche Oper Berlin 2017 © Bettina Stöss

David Karlin, 06 Mar

Meyerbeer's tale of the Anabaptist rebellion in the 16th-century religious wars proves to be a powerful thriller, with Clémentine Margaine and Gregory Kunde leading a very strong singing cast.

****1

Julia Kleiter (Arabella), Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk (The Fiakermilli) and chorus © Toni Suter

Sarah Batschelet, 01 Mar

Using the Nazi regime as his Leitmotif, Canadian director Robert Carsen brings Richard Strauss’ Arabella to the Zurich stage.

***11

The Crossing performing Knee Plays at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts © John C. Hawthorne

Kurt Gottschalk, 21 Feb

The Knee Plays was an unusual selection to kick off a Philip Glass celebration, but the engaging production spoke to a time and associations in the composer's career.

*****