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BarcelonaVerdi’s Requiem
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu; Nicola Luisotti; Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu; Pablo Assante; Lise Davidsen; Aigul Akhmetshina
ParisWertherNew production
Massenet: Werther
Nathalie Stutzmann; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Radu Boruzescu; Luis F Carvalho; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
MadridBellini - Norma
Bellini: Norma
Francesco Lanzillotta; Justin Way; Teatro Real; John Fiore; Charles Edwards; Sue Willmington; Nicolás Fischtel
MunichWertherNew production
Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bavarian State Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Lina Wertmüller; Bavarian State Opera; Enrico Job; Franco Marri; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
LondonDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Stefano Montanari; Kasper Holten; The Royal Opera; Es Devlin; Anja Vang Kragh; Bruno Poet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Richard Jones’ clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden
With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.
Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Proms
The London Philharmonic and Edward Gardner steer us through four ocean-related pieces, by Sibelius, Tippett, Ravel and Debussy.
Mummy issues: Michieletto’s Carmen returns to The Royal Opera
Aigul Akhmetshina is on the verge of becoming the definitive Carmen; in this first revival of Michieletto's 2024 production at Covent Garden, she delivers the standout performance.
Grigorian and Akhmetshina dazzle in a secular Norma
In a week where Vienna welcomes two new productions of Bellini's Norma, MusikTheater an der Wien sets a high bar with Vasily Barkhatov's staging.
Second episode in Jetske Mijnssen's Tudor trilogy opens in Naples
This production focuses on the psychological and human aspects of the central characters, rather than on their political conflict, with Elizabeth playing a pivotal role.
Michieletto directs an excellent new Carmen at Covent Garden
Aigul Akhmetshina is outstanding in the title role, hearing Piotr Beczała is a privilege, but it's Damiano Michieletto's new staging that takes the honours.
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