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StuttgartThe Gambler
Prokofiev: The Gambler
Rotem Nir; Axel Ranisch; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Saskia Wunsch; Claudia Irro; Valentin Däumler; Staatsorchester Stuttgart
WexfordThe GamblerNew production
Prokofiev: The Gambler
Valentin Uryupin; Ivan Popovsky; Wexford Festival Opera; Maria Tregubova; Paolo Bonapace; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
HamburgRuslan and Lyudmila
Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
Azim Karimov; Alexandra Szemerédy; Staatsoper Hamburg; Bernd Gallasch; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
MunichMazeppaNew production
Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
Daniele Rustioni; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Bavarian State Opera; Timur Zangiev; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky
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Prokofiev’s The Gambler: an inevitable musical descent into obsession
Prokofiev’s propulsive score and Igor Onishchenko’s compelling Alexei drive this unsettling portrait of gambling obsession, despite some disappointing staging at Wexford Festival Opera.
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Young voices shine in Tchaikovsky's last opera in a new and rustic updating by Moldovan director Slava Sambriș.
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Visual symbolism and musical ambition in a production at the George Enescu International Festival.
McGregor takes Stravinsky's rituals to desolate and cruel lands
McGregor's new creation for the Milanese company imagines Les Noces as a sequel to his take on The Rite of Spring.
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Valery Gergiev finally turns up to conduct an electrifying evening, crowned by Asmik Grigorian's full throttle performance as Liza.
An inconsistent Tannhäuser at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Visually inconsistant but some mesmerising perfromances in Kirsten Harms' production.
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WexfordThe GamblerNew production
Prokofiev: The Gambler
Valentin Uryupin; Ivan Popovsky; Wexford Festival Opera; Maria Tregubova; Paolo Bonapace; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera