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LondonTao of Glass
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Glass: Tao of Glass
Chris Vatalaro; Phelim McDermott; Kirsty Housley; Fly Davis; Colin Grenfell
MilanNabuccoNew production
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Verdi: Nabucco
Riccardo Chailly; Alessandro Talevi; Teatro alla Scala; Gary McCann; Marco Giusti; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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
ViennaMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Giampaolo Bisanti; Anthony Minghella; Vienna State Opera; Michael Levine; Han Feng; Peter Mumford; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaDer kleine PrinzNew production
Valtinoni: Der kleine Prinz
Gábor Káli; Louisa Muller; MusikTheater an der Wien; Madeleine Boyd; Malcolm Rippeth; Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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Anna Netrebko gatecrashes Riccardo Chailly’s La Scala farewell
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Riccardo Chailly’s final new production as artistic director is a celebration of Verdi and of a conductor whose relationship with the Milanese audience has clearly deepened over the years.
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.