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GlyndebourneDie Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)

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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Evan Rogister; Sir David McVicar; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Vicki Mortimer; Paule Constable; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

ViennaAdriana Lecouvreur

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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Marco Armiliato; Sir David McVicar; Vienna State Opera; Charles Edwards; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar staging revived at Deutsche Oper

Christophe Dumaux (Giulio Cesare) © Nancy Jesse
The classic production of Handel's opera proves its durability, featuring a strong cast led by Christophe Dumaux and Elena Tsallagova.
****1
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Sir David McVicar’s psychologically driven Salome arrives in Chicago

Alex Boyer (Herod) and Jennifer Holloway (Salome) © Kyle Flubacker
Revived at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the notorious opera director’s take stirs sympathy for Salome, but leans on some of his theatrical hobby-horses
****1
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A new Ring in Milan! Das Rheingold shines at La Scala

Ólafur Sigurdarson (Alberich), Andrea Carroll, Svetlina Stoyanova and Virginie Verrez (Rhinemaidens) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

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.

****1
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Hail Caesar! Glyndebourne’s celebrated Giulio Cesare returns

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (Giulio Cesare) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Louise Alder shines as Cleopatra, one of Baroque opera’s greatest creations, in the fourth Glyndebourne revival of Sir David McVicar's much-loved production. 
****1
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McVicar’s magic only improves with age: Scottish Opera’s La traviata

Hye-Youn Lee (Violetta) © James Glossop
Scottish Opera’s stylish revival is very finely sung with Hye-Youn Lee as Violetta, Ji-Min Park as Alfredo and Philip Rhodes as Germont. 
****1
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McVicar's grim and creepy Macbeth impresses at Canadian Opera Company

Quinn Kelsey (Macbeth) © Michael Cooper
Sir David McVicar's grim and creepy take on Verdi's Macbeth, backed up by brilliant conducting from Speranza Scappucci and a fine performance of the title role by Quinn Kelsey, is the best thing seen at the COC since lockdown.
****1
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