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MunichCarmen

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Bizet: Carmen
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Lina Wertmüller; Bavarian State Opera; Enrico Job; Franco Marri; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

TokyoEugene Onegin

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Andriy Yurkevych; Dmitry Bertman; New National Theatre; Igor Nezhny; Tatiana Tulubieva; Denis Enyukov; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

MunichPique Dame

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Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Dima Slobodeniouk; Benedict Andrews; Bavarian State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Jon Clark; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

LondonThe Marriage of Figaro

Alex Esposito (Figaro) and Svetlina Stoyanova (Cherubino) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Bertrand de Billy; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Tanya McCallin; Paule Constable; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

SalzburgWertherConcert performance

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Massenet: Werther
Alain Altinoglu; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra; Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor; Benjamin Bernheim; Adèle Charvet

New York CityCosì fan tutte

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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Nimrod David Pfeffer; Phelim McDermott; Metropolitan Opera; Tom Pye; Laura Hopkins; Paule Constable; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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A thrilling Slavic Iolanta from Chișinău

Valentina Naforniţă (Iolanta) © Andrei Grigore
Young voices shine in Tchaikovsky's last opera in a new and rustic updating by Moldovan director Slava Sambriș. 
****1
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McVicar’s Figaro celebrates its 20th Royal Opera anniversary

Alex Esposito (Figaro) and Svetlina Stoyanova (Cherubino) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
While this revival is imperfect, the Cherubino of Svetlina Stoyanova proves a marvel to hear.
***11
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A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna

Juan Diego Flórez (Rodolfo) © Wiener Staatsoper | Stephan Brückler

Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production. 

***11
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Stikhina and Clayton shine in DNO's uneven Maid of Orleans

Elena Stikhina (Joan) © Marco Borggreve
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov and a talented cast do everything to make Tchaikovsky’s opera work in Amsterdam, but problematic elements persist. 
***11
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Tcherniakov’s bold reading of Rusalka opens the season in Naples

Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) and Gábor Bretz (Vodník) © Luciano Romano
Dmitri Tcherniakov’s staging of Rusalka in Naples has a starkly modern visual style which occasionally dilutes the story’s emotional impact.
***11
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Toppling toxic masculinity: Don Giovanni opens Glyndebourne’s season

Mikhail Timoshenko (Leporello) and Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Don Giovanni) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd; Photo: Monika Rittershaus
Mariame Clément wants her cake and eats it in a thought-provoking production that explores Mozart’s opera through Leporello’s perspective.
***11
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ParisIolanta/Casse-NoisetteNew production

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Tchaikovsky
Alain Altinoglu; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Opéra national de Paris; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

AmsterdamThe Maid of OrleansNew production

Elena Stikhina (Joan) © Marco Borggreve
Tchaikovsky: The Maid of Orleans
Valentin Uryupin; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Dutch National Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra