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ZurichLes Pêcheurs de perles
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles
Nicholas Carter; Jens-Daniel Herzog; Zurich Opera; Mathis Neidhardt; Sibylle Gädeke; Jürgen Hoffmann; Philharmonia Zürich
DresdenThe Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Mikhail Tatarnikov; Andreas Dresen; Semperoper Dresden; Mathias Fischer-Dieskau; Judith Adam; Fabio Antoci; Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
New York CityLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Carlo Rizzi; Franco Zeffirelli; Metropolitan Opera; Marco Armiliato; Peter J. Hall; Gil Wechsler
DresdenLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Stefano Ranzani; Barbora Horáková; Semperoper Dresden; Eva Maria van Acker; Annemarie Bulla; Fabio Antoci; Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
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Noseda launches a Rachmaninov 150th celebration in Zurich
The first of four Rachmaninov anniversary concerts shared by Zurich’s two fine orchestras is an audio feast, climaxing with the choral symphony, The Bells.
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Ildar Abdrazakov and Ain Anger excel in the confrontation of tsar and historian; Kaspar Holten's safe but effective staging focuses on the relentless march of history.
Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in Pique Dame
Valery Gergiev finally turns up to conduct an electrifying evening, crowned by Asmik Grigorian's full throttle performance as Liza.
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A change of tenor mid-performance adds further drama to a night at the opera in Covent Garden...
Tchaikovsky’s tale of dark obsession sparkles with notable Met debuts
The young soprano Lise Davidsen scored a successful debut at the Met, with impressive support by conductor Vasily Petrenko, also making a debut, led a memorable revival of Pique Dame.
Gergiev conducts a grandiose Khovanshchina at La Scala
In Khovanshchina, even more so than in Boris Godunov, the chorus is the chief protagonist and the La Scala chorus was truly astonishing.