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MilanNabuccoNew production
Verdi: Nabucco
Riccardo Chailly; Alessandro Talevi; Teatro alla Scala; Gary McCann; Marco Giusti; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
CologneKlassik mal anders: Heute schon gelacht?
Haydn, Milhaud, Strauss R.
WDR Symphony Orchestra; Oscar Jockel; Slava Chestiglazov; Ulrich Witteler; Augusto Velio Palumbo; Manuel Bilz
ViennaDie Zauberflöte
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Ivor Bolton; Barbora Horáková; Vienna State Opera; Falko Herold; Eva Butzkies; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
EdinburghDeath of Gesualdo
Gesualdo
Concert Theatre Works; Owain Park; Bill Barclay; Arthur Oliver; The Gesualdo Six; Will Tuckett
New York CityLincoln in the BardoWorld premiere
Mazzoli: Lincoln in the Bardo
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Lileana Blain-Cruz; Metropolitan Opera; Steven Osgood; Adam Rigg; Montana Levi Blanco; Yi Zhao
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Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna
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Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal.
Murderous madrigalist: Death of Gesualdo a treat for eyes and ears
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Agony, ecstasy and a double murder: Bill Barclay and The Gesualdo Six combine for a theatrical concert celebrating the life – and death – of the Renaissance composer.
Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival
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Good Butterflys are not that difficult to come by but great ones are very very rare. Ailyn Pérez fits the bill in this revival of Anthony Minghella’s classic staging.
Strong cast brings fizz to Glyndebourne's Zauberflöte revival
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A visually delightful revival of Barbe & Doucet's action-packed Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne, with strong vocal performances throughout.
Stravinsky's Nightingale takes flight to open the Adelaide Festival
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A piecemeal evening of high musical values as the Adelaide Festival opens with short Stravinsky pieces rather than the usual substantial opera.
Aleksandra Kurzak emerges as a charismatic Butterfly at the Met
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Anthony Minghella’s highly stylized Madama Butterfly returns to New York for its ninth revival, with the Polish soprano delivering a thrilling performance in a Met role debut.
A delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream at Scottish Opera
Dominic Hill brings a touch of the theatre to a finely sung new production of Britten's opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a driven ensemble.