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LondonAnne Sofie von Otter: Douce France and German Cabaret
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Lemarque, Betti, Trenet, Chaminade, Hahn, Ferré, Livebrant, Barbara, Legrand, Glanzberg, Chauliac, Jary, Holländer, Balz, Brühne, Heymann, Weill, Eisler, Kreuder
Anne Sofie von Otter; Anders Jakobsson; Bengan Janson; Fabian Fredriksson
BerlinPelléas et Mélisande
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
François-Xavier Roth; Ruth Berghaus; Staatsoper Berlin; Hartmut Meyer; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsopernchor Berlin
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Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen
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Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.
A Baroque Netflix evening: Zurich’s star-studded Giulio Cesare
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Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and dramatic logic for Netflix-style spectacle.
Deconstructed within an inch of its life: a new Lulu in Vienna
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Marlene Monteiro Freitas directs her first opera, in which Lulu, if not buried alive, is certainly left completely unrecognizable.
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ParisŒdipe
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Enescu: Œdipe
Ingo Metzmacher; Wajdi Mouawad; Opéra national de Paris; Emmanuel Clolus; Emmanuelle Thomas; Eric Champoux; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisClaudio Abbado / Anne Sofie von Otter
Schubert
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado; Anne Sofie von Otter
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From Paris to Weimar with Anne Sofie von Otter
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Ahead of an appearance at London’s Cadogan Hall, the Swedish mezzo-soprano talks about her love for French and German song, and combining intimate performances with opera singing on a much larger scale.
Ten soloists who got their start in competitions
Music competitions can be a useful step for any young musician on the road to greatness. Here, we look at major stars who entered competitions at the start of their careers.