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ViennaVienna Philharmonic

Musikverein Wien
Beethoven: Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123
Vienna Philharmonic; Franz Welser-Möst; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien; Golda Schultz; Deniz Uzun; Daniel Behle

StuttgartTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Valerio Galli; Anna-Sophie Mahler; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Katrin Connan; Pascale Martin; Valentin Däumler; Staatsorchester Stuttgart

LondonThe Magic Flute

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable

MontrealDon GiovanniConcert performance

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Mozart: Don Giovanni
Rafael Payare; Oriol Thomas; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Chœur de l'OSM; Gustavo Castillo; Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
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Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden

Sir Bryn Terfel (Boris Godunov) © The Royal Opera | Mihaela Bodlovic
The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight. 
****1
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Ivo van Hove’s Don Giovanni makes a welcome reappearance at the Met

Ryan Speedo Green (Don Giovanni) and Federica Lombardi (Donna Anna) © Ken Howard | Met Opera
Opera lovers’ favorite roué is back at the Met, with the charismatic Ryan Speedo Green taking on the title role.
****1
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Old and new from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a programme that blends two modern works with Beethoven's Ninth.
***11
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Faust at The Royal Opera: competent but uninspiring

Faust © Marc Brenner
Stripped of its original superstar casting, Gounod’s grand opera provides entertainment but fails to cohere. 
***11
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Dodging the executioner’s axe: Șerban’s Turandot returns

Turandot Act 3 © RBO | Tristram Kenton
Andrei Șerban’s 1984 staging of Turandot may the oldest production left in The Royal Opera’s stable, but there's life in the old horse yet. 
****1
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Don Giovanni laughs off his own death at Staatsoper Berlin

Finishing up their Mozart-Da Ponte trilogy with Don Giovanni, Daniel Barenboim and Vincent Huguet rely on mild punchlines and dignified tempi

***11
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