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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Yi-Chen Lin; Andrea Breth; Komische Oper Berlin; Raimund Orfeo Voigt; Ursula Renzenbrink; Alexander Koppelmann; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
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A highly satisfying level of polish in La Monnaie's stream in which one recognizes a precisely executed live performance at its core – one that would be thrilling to experience in person.
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A huge revolving grey monolith centre stage dominated a grey floor, grey props and men in grey costumes, all detracting from the gaiety Verdi envisaged as the essence of Falstaff.
Wenn Warten zur Webart wird: Faurés Pénélope in München
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Ein Ehepaar treu über 20 Jahre Trennung: Andrea Breth und Susanne Mälkki machen aus dem antiken Pénélope-Stoff ein bewegendes modernes Märchen.
Ermonela Jaho, Madama Butterfly réincarnée au Festival d'Aix
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La soprano albanaise confirme qu'elle est l'une des meilleures Cio-Cio-San de l'histoire du rôle, accompagnée par un Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon en grande forme. La mise en scène, en revanche, déçoit.