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StockholmDer ferne Klang

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Schreker: Der ferne Klang (The Distant Sound)
John Fiore; Christof Loy; Royal Swedish Opera; Raimund Orfeo Voigt; Barbara Drosihn; Olaf Winter; Royal Swedish Orchestra

PragueThe Bartered Bride

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Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková

PragueIl barbiere di Siviglia

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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Magdalena Švecová; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jan Chalupecky; David Janošek; Kateřina Štefková; Pavla Beranová

BerlinMy Fair Lady

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Loewe: My Fair Lady
Peter Christian Feigel; Andreas Homoki; Komische Oper Berlin; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Mechthild Seipel; Franck Evin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

BudapestL'oca del Cairo

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Mozart: L'oca del Cairo
Pál Németh; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; Katalin Juhász; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Judit Kenesey

PragueDas RheingoldNew production

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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Robert Jindra; Sláva Daubnerová; Prague National Theatre Opera; Boris Kudlička; Dorota Karolczak; Karel Šimek; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

BerlinHänsel und Gretel

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Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
James Gaffigan; Dagmar Manzel; Komische Oper Berlin; Korbinian Schmidt; Victoria Behr; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
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In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground

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Sláva Daubnerová's contemporary treatment of the Ring opener at the Prague National Theatre is socially ambitious but artistically disappointing.
***11
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Benvenuto Cellini: Strassberger loses the plot at La Monnaie

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Thaddeus Strassberger’s Brussels debut presents Berlioz's opera semiseria with plenty of good music but far more visual noise. 
***11
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An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

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A committed cast struggles to lend a spark of life to Kasper Holten's static staging of Mozart's first mature opera.
**111
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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

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Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.

****1
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Dido and Aeneas in Prague: wide-eyed wonderment

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Alice Nellis' staging of Purcell's masterpiece is both historically faithful and innovatively modern. With Collegium 1704 providing the early music chops, it's a rare treat.
*****
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Donizetti’s Caterina Cornaro given a controversial update in Bergamo

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Francesco Micheli reimagines Caterina Cornaro in a contemporary setting, switching to the historical past, to open this year’s Donizetti Opera festival in the composer’s home town.
****1
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Pelléas et Mélisande as a dark, shining fairy tale in Geneva

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A maximalist production of Pelléas et Mélisande at Geneva's Grand Théâtre shines, but tries a little too hard. 
****1
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Abels, NorbertAcuña-Pohl, GregorAmort, FlorianAnderstam, Lars GunnarAronsson, KatarinaBartz, BettinaBeinhauer, CharlotteBerger, SimonBertisch, KlausBinder, AdolpheBlachut, BenoBruckner, LauraBruls, WillemBrunner, KathrinBurghard Friedrich, ToniBöhm, GyörgyCsepi, AlexandraCuenca Ruiz, AntonioDi Matteo, PiersandraDiepold, AnnaDietrich, RonnyDreesen-Schaback, EstherDubov, NikitaEllison, CoriEnderle, MaximilianEndraß, RainaldEule, Johann CasimirFratini, RobertoGebauer, YvonneGerber, AnneGerlach, IngoGottsmann, SvenjaHagemann, ChristinHagemeyer, MaximilianHahn, MarleneHakenbeck, MironHarpain, DorotheeHatab, SimonHintze, WernerHorpácsy, ZsoltHuber, SebastianHučín, OndřejJanssens, ElkeJira, SophiaJohn, KatharinaJoosten, LucKarlitschek, RainerKationi, SavinaKehren, GeorgKehrmann, BorisKenesey, JuditKnebel, PatriciaKooijman, MadelonKrasting, MalteKruse, SaskiaKuhn, KonradKühne, ElisabethLa Roche, AninaLeipfinger, LukasLenz, UlrichLinsmeier, FelixLobeck, MoritzLühr, MartinMartin, TeresaMcKechnie, KaraMeents, InkenMellich, ChristineMorabito, SergioMüller, MaritaMüller, StephanMüller-Dohle, CarolinNuijten, NielsNémeth, NikolettOrbán, EszterOrlov, DaniilPaede, KorneliusPerczel, EnikőPocceschi, SandraRecke, Anta HelenaReinsberg, IlsedoreRiedeberger, KatarinaRieker, JörgRinz, Michael AlexanderRoss, PeterRoth, OlafSchinke, JuliaSchmidt, Anna-TeresaSchmitt, JuliaSchmitt, OlafSchröder, ChristianSchunke, JulianeSchönhofer, AndreaSellati, ManoloSlavíková, JitkaSoma, Marie-ChristineSpahn, ClausStampfli, BenediktSteinmetz, StephanStoppelhaar, Julia JordàSzabó-Székely, ÁrminSzczepanski, NilsSzokolai, BrigittaTato, ÁlvaroTeubl, ThorstenTwiehaus, StephanieUhrik, TeodóraUnknownVince, Zsuzsa Zs.Wachendorf, ElenaWalch, EvaWall, JohannaWarmuth, ChristopherWeber, KataWerestchagina, TatianaWeßler, KaiWidmer, NatalieWieck, ThomasWillstedt, ThereseWink, MareikeWinter, NeleWragge, Inate Nuyl, Petervan Tongeren, Woutvan Wijnen, JasmijnØye {Oye}, Astrid