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PragueLe nozze di Figaro
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Marek Šedivý; Barbora Horáková; Prague National Theatre Opera; Zdeněk Klauda; Falko Herold; Nicole von Graevenitz; Ivo Dankovič
StockholmMadama ButterflyNew production
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Daniel Carter; Sofia Adrian Jupither; Royal Swedish Opera; Erlend Birkeland; Maria Geber; Ellen Ruge; Royal Swedish Orchestra
BudapestFidelioNew production
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Beethoven: Fidelio
Péter Halász; Tobias Kratzer; Hungarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
KasselZornfriedWorld premiere
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Krebs: Zornfried
Viktor Jugović; Kerstin Steeb; Staatstheater Kassel; Hanna Lenze-Lauch; Orchester des Staatstheaters Kassel; Unknown; Felix Linsmeier
TartuAlmost Air / Rite of Spring
Bartók, Stravinsky
Jevgeni Grib; Edward Clug; Vanemuine Ballet; Risto Joost; Aleksandr Bražnik; Tanel Veenre
GenevaMadama ButterflyNew production
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Antonino Fogliani; Barbora Horáková; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Wolfgang Menardi; Eva Maria van Acker; Sascha Zauner; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
LondonInferno
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Liszt, Brice
BBC Concert Orchestra; Jérôme Kuhn; Mat Collishaw; Oxford Choir of Merton College
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Handel’s Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno returns to Rome
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Robert Carsen’s staging of Handel's oratorio arrives, via Salzburg, in the city where Handel composed it in 1707.
Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.
Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo
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At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Rafael R Villalobos addresses the problems he perceives with Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, although the musical performances – led by Anna Netrebko – compensate.
A Baroque Netflix evening: Zurich’s star-studded Giulio Cesare
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Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and dramatic logic for Netflix-style spectacle.
Castor et Pollux in Geneva: among the stars, with shadows
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Rameau’s Castor et Pollux returns to the stage in a new production that brings together Baroque repertoire and contemporary theatrical aesthetics, conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and performed by Cappella Mediterranea with an international cast.
The Turn of the Screw at RBO Linbury: Darkness and denial
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Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.
Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces
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Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale.
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Abel, BibiAleu, FrancBebi, JanicBerrada, HichamBiedma, AitorBraun, ManuelBurkhalter, TieniBärenklau, VoxiCarcopino, CharlesCastiglioni, MatteoCerri, CarloChad, EricChébli, ClémentCogitore, ClémentCollishaw, MatCzeglédi, ZsomborD-WokDahl, JonasDavis, CameronDeinert, AndreasDerendinger, SarahDuke, WilliamDuranteau, EricEmetaz, GregEndo, RyuFilshtinsky, GlebFischer-Dieskau, MathiasFouche, JanusGalloway, IanGiusti, MarcoGrinda, GabrielGuiol, EtienneGuislain, MaximeGuéguin, DenisHagenbrock, RomanHalls, LukeHartel, ManuelaHerold, FalkoHinrichs, MommeHorvath, RolandHurtevent, NicolasJeziorski, TomekJones, NetiaKoerselman, AnnechienKrawen, Luis AugustKulz, JohannesLendorff, GeorgLight, DanLux, SophieManiengui, ÉricMarkosian, DianaMovko-Mägi, AlyonaMuramatsu, MuchoMøller {Moller}, TorgeO'Connell, DouglasOOOPStudio videoOfficine KPapa, AlessandroPerconte, JacquesPerroys, ÉricPolak, KamilPont, GrégoirePottier, ArnaudRehm, LukasRezvani, RahiRiadi, LuthfiRives, T. M.Rosner, TalRoss, FinnRothfuchs, TabeaScheidler, JérémieSelenko, JudithShagalov, IlyaSigneyrole, Marie-ÈveSommer, MichaelStefan, VincentStofer, RuthStoll, FabioTcherniakov, DmitriToutain-Lopez, MehdiTrenchard, DanTucker, S KatyUnknownVerde, SergioVerpoest, KlaasVoigt, RobiVolpini, MaxWalther, ArneWasileski, HannahWysocka, BarbaraWölfl, LeonardZeldenrust, EmileZorn, FriedrichfettFILMrocafilmŠilec Petek, Dorian