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DresdenDie Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Katharina Müllner; Josef Ernst Köpplinger; Semperoper Dresden; Nicholas Carter; Giulio Cilona; Walter Vogelweider; Dagmar Morell
ViennaLe nozze di Figaro
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Patrick Hahn; Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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A forgotten meta-opera at La Scala: Gassmann’s L’opera seria
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Christophe Rousset leads a great cast and an even greater orchestra in Gassmann’s 1769 rarity in Laurent Pelly’s visually striking, but oddly subdued, take on a comedy that thrives on chaos.
A new Ring in Milan! Das Rheingold shines at La Scala
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La Scala presents a new production of Richard Wagner's masterpiece by David McVicar with a superb cast under the considerate baton of Simone Young.
Livermore’s cinematic Don Pasquale is revived at La Scala
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Not so Dolce Vita... Davide Livermore’s fascinating interpretation of Donizetti’s masterpiece doesn’t quite manage to uplift a somewhat disappointing musical performance.
COC's sexed up Figaro: beautifully sung, creepily funny
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The COC revival of its 2016 production of Le nozze di Figaro is still rooted in Claus Guth’s gloomy Scandinavia but it’s lightened up to become much sexier and funnier.
Bad girls make good opera: Carmen in Kansas City
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A well-sung, traditional production of Carmen opens the season for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Celebrating La Scala: Robert Carsen’s Don Giovanni returns
Robert Carsen’s imaginative 2011 production of Mozart’s masterpiece is revived in Milan with an excellent cast led by Christopher Maltman.