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MunichKarl V.New production
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Erik Nielsen; Carlus Padrissa; Bavarian State Opera; Lita Cabellut; Bo Skovhus; Okka von der Damerau
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Strauss R.: Salome
Ulf Schirmer; Aron Stiehl; Oper Leipzig; rosalie; Manuela Uhl; Elisabet Strid
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Various: Sombras
Sara Baras; Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Keko Baldomero; Andrés Mérida; Luis F. Dos Santos; José Serrano
MunichLa fanciulla del WestNew production
Puccini: La fanciulla del West
James Gaffigan; Andreas Dresen; Bavarian State Opera; Mathias Fischer-Dieskau; Sabine Greunig; Anja Kampe; Brandon Jovanovich
LeipzigLucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Anthony Bramall; Katharina Thalbach; Oper Leipzig; Momme Röhrbein; Angelika Rieck; Mathias Hausmann; Bianca Tognocchi
LeipzigDer Freischütz
Weber: Der Freischütz
Felix Bender; Christian von Götz; Oper Leipzig; Dieter Richter; Jessica Karge; Gal James; Magdalena Hinterdobler
DijonGuerre et Térébenthine
Willems: Guerre et Térébenthine
Jan Lauwers; Needcompany; Saul Mombaerts; Lot Lemm; George van Dam
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The problem with on-stage vulgarity is that, while it might be sophisticated and knowing satire, it ends by being what it is parodying.
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An emotionally distant Peter Grimes at Oper Köln
Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is a nuanced, gripping tale that should pack an emotional punch. Despite fine moments, Oper Köln's production didn't serve the work.
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Hamburg's revival of a 2015 production is a musical success, but the director's concepts are sometimes too dense to tell a straightforward story.
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Hamburg State Opera launches its new season with a visually overpowering but musically satisfying Così fan tutte.
Petrenko and a luxury cast grace Il trittico in Munich
Petrenko's Puccini is bracingly alert, filled with colour and has a romantic sweep that is utterly transporting.
Performers
Arseni, ChristianBartz, BettinaBerger, SimonBlitt, ChristophBlum, JohannesBrütting, InaDalferth, AnselmDemattio, CordulaDi Matteo, PiersandraDvořák, JanEckerle, FelixEule, Johann CasimirFichtenholz, MichaelFrings, Hans-PeterGebauer, YvonneGeltinger, ChristianGerlach, IngoGoldberg, SusannaHahn, PatrickHarpain, DorotheeHintze, WernerHüsers, FrancisJanssens, ElkeJonigk, ThomasJurisch, Anna MariaKarlitschek, RainerKehr, Klaus-PeterKehr, Klaus-PeterKehren, GeorgKehrmann, BorisKemp, EdwardKlügl, MichaelKrasting, MalteKuhn, KonradKühne, ElisabethLorber, RichardMecke, Ann-ChristineMeier-Dörzenbach, AlexanderMenne, DanielMeyer, BirgitMeyer-Herder, Franz-ErdmannPieschel, WolfgangPlank-Baldauf, ChristianePuhlmann, AlbrechtRoss, PeterRuiz, Antonio CuencaSeifert, IlkaStampfli, BenediktStenitzer, NikolausStern, ValeskaUbenauf, MalteUlrich, StefanWall, JohannaWaltz, SashaWarnemünde, JuliaWeber, DanielWegner, Hans-GeorgWeinreich, JuliaWeißler, KaiWinter, NeleZehelein, KlausZell, JaninaZippel, Heidide Smet, Johande Yepes, Samantha
