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Santa FeLili ElbeNew production
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Roberto Kalb; James Robinson; Santa Fe Opera; Allen Moyer; Marco Piemontese; Marcus Doshi; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra
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Riccardo Chailly; Kasper Holten; Teatro alla Scala; Philipp Fürhofer; Anja Vang Kragh; Jonas Bǿgh; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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Orlando revisited: Olga Neuwirth’s Woolf adaptation comes to Berlin
The German premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s Orlando at the Komische Oper cements it as a postmodern grand opéra – for better or for worse.
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Salome is faceless and the Dance of the Seven Veils becomes a sardonic commentary on seduction in Komische Oper Berlin's austere new staging.
Nina Stemme stars in an unforgettable Elektra in Baden-Baden
The Baden-Baden Easter Festival presents an extraordinary performance of Elektra, with Nina Stemme in the title role and the Berliner Philharmoniker, led by Kirill Petrenko, in a stark and modern production.
Kate Lindsey riveting in Seven Deadly Sins at La Scala
Weill and Brecht's excoriating satire is brilliantly executed; after such an intense opener, Mahagonny-Songspiel is less convincing.
Between symbolism and party reality: Salome at La Scala
Damiano Michieletto's production does not let the viewer rest easy even when the opera has ended.
A defiant Deutsche Oper's reduced open-air Rheingold
Deutsche Oper Berlin returns in rousing style with a pared-down, open-air Rheingold on its “Parkdeck”.