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ToulousePeter Grimes

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Britten: Peter Grimes
Frank Beermann; David Alden; Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse; Paul Steinberg; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

LondonI puritaniNew production

Lisette Oropesa (Elvira) © RBO | Tristram Kenton
Bellini: I puritani
Riccardo Frizza; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Hyemi Shin; Nicky Gillibrand; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

ViennaAdriana Lecouvreur

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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Marco Armiliato; Sir David McVicar; Vienna State Opera; Charles Edwards; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

New York CityMacbethNew production

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Verdi: Macbeth
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Louisa Proske; Metropolitan Opera; Jon Bausor; Montana Levi Blanco; Adam Silverman; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

FlorenceWozzeckNew production

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Berg: Wozzeck
Thomas Guggeis; Deborah Warner; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Hyemi Shin; Nicky Gillibrand; Adam Silverman; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
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Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new Puritani crown

Lisette Oropesa (Elvira) © RBO | Tristram Kenton
The role of Elvira in Bellini’s I puritani contains the most challenging mad scenes in all opera, but soprano Lisette Oropesa dazzles on the opening night of Richard Jones’ new production.
****1
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The Met’s Frida y Diego proves visually stunning, musically thrilling

Carlos Álvarez (Diego) and Isabel Leonard (Frida) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera
Deborah Colker and her design team create visually vibrant worlds for the Met’s new production of El último sueño de Frida y Diego, by Pulitzer Prize winner Gabriela Lena Frank. 
*****
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Cocteau-esque camp: Alden’s Partenope returns to ENO

Hugh Cutting (Arsace) and Nardus Williams (Partenope) © Lloyd Winters
Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-winning production of Handel’s Partenope returns to the Coliseum, but it's the singing that earns the plaudits. 
****1
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Pure genius: How to be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons

Teaċ Daṁsa, Michael Keegan-Dolan in How to be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons © Fiona Morgan
A most entertaining evening of dance theatre from Michael Keegan-Dolan and Rachel Poirier at Sadler's Wells East. 
*****
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Unsuk Chin's opera Die dunkle Seite des Mondes premieres in Hamburg

Andrew Dickinson (Lichtwesen) and Thomas Lehman (Dr Kieron) © Bernd Uhlig
At Staatsoper Hamburg, Unsuk Chin’s new opera The Dark Side of the Moon immerses audiences in an hypnotic, introspective journey, where dreams, science and psyche collide in a rigorously crafted, thought-provoking spectacle.
****1
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Costume drama at its finest: Andrea Chénier at The Royal Opera

Jonas Kaufmann (Andrea Chénier) and Sondra Radvanovsky (Maddalena di Coigny) © ROH | Marc Brenner
The Royal Opera orchestra, chorus and a large cast bring their A game to Sir Antonio Pappano's last run as music director.
*****
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ParisLe Roi Arthus

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Chausson: Le Roi Arthus
Philippe Jordan; Graham Vick; Opéra national de Paris; Paul Brown; Adam Silverman; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris