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Performer: Anna Samuil

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BerlinDer Freischütz für Kinder

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Weber: Der Freischütz
Elias Corrinth; Kai Anne Schuhmacher; Staatsoper Berlin; Silke Bauer; Valerie Hirschmann; Irene Selka; Staatskapelle Berlin

BerlinDie Zauberflöte

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Tim Fluch; August Everding; Staatsoper Berlin; Fred Berndt; Dorothée Uhrmacher; Franz Peter David; Staatskapelle Berlin

BerlinThe Tsar's Bride

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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Staatsoper Berlin; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Staatskapelle Berlin
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Love is in the hare: a new Cunning Little Vixen opens in Berlin

Monika Rittershaus (Forester) © Monika Rittershaus
The Staatsoper's new production of Janáček's opera buzzes with life thanks to Sir Simon Rattle's conducting and an excellent cast led by Vera-Lotte Boecker and Magdalena Kožená.
****1
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An historical affair: Khovanshchina at the Staatsoper Berlin

George Gagnidze (Schaklovity) and Mika Kares (Prince Ivan Khovansky) © Monika Rittershaus
With Claus Guth directing and Simone Young on the podium, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's new production of Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina proves that the past isn't really past. 
****1
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More glitter than gold: the Berliner Staatsoper's new Rosenkavalier

Another opera novice struggles in the Staatsoper's new Rosenkavalier, while Zubin Mehta's leaden conducting proves a burden.

***11
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Memorable singing in ambiguous Staatsoper Berlin Götterdämmerung

Irene Théorin and Andreas Schager lead a stunning musical performance, as Guy Cassiers vision of The Ring becomes clear.  
****1
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Michael Volle excels in a Walküre to remember in Berlin

The Staatsoper Berlin celebrate the arrival of Michael Volle, a splendid Wotan, aided by a strong ensemble of singers and Daniel Barenboim's leadership.
*****
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A promising start to Staatsoper Berlin's Ring revival

Daniel Barenboim led a performance of deliberate tempo with a great ensemble of singers.  Guy Cassiers‘ production, while visually stunning at times, does little to enhance the performance.
***11
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