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Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

Sara Jakubiak (Katerina) and Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Sergey) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director. 

****1
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Penthouse decadence for a shattering new Salome in Geneva

Olesya Golovneva (Salome) © Grand Théâtre de Genève | Magali Dougados
The Grand Théâtre de Genève is certainly not risk-averse and Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó controversially translates the action to a penthouse bar in New York.
*****
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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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Passion, savagery and humor: Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall

Andris Nelsons, Brenden Gunnell and the Boston Symphony © Steve J Sherman

Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in a thrilling concert performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s1932 potboiler.

****1
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A heavy metal Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in Boston

Kristine Opolais © Winslow Townson
Andris Nelsons brings his Shostakovich project to a close in Boston with an incandescent performance of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
****1
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Andrei Serban's Turandot returns once more to the Royal Opera House

Turandot, Act 1 © ROH | Marc Brenner
Riddle me this: what is the result of combining Andrei Serban's beloved staging of Turandot with Antonio Pappano's first stage outing of the piece? Answer: a thrilling evening.

****1
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