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BarcelonaDas Rheingold

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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Jonathan Nott; Tobias Kratzer; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

BrusselsBoris Godunov

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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Alain Altinoglu; Vasily Barkhatov; La Monnaie | De Munt; Dmitry Matvienko; Zinovy Margolin; Olga Shaishmelashvili; Alexander Sivaev

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Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night
Timur Zangiev; Christof Loy; Opéra de Lyon; Guadalupe Holguera; Barbara Drosihn; Benedikt Zehm; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
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Mozart blows a fuse: Entführung at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Amitai Pati (Belmonte) and Jessica Pratt (Konstanze) © Vincent Pontet
Jessica Pratt lights up the Parisian skies with her Konstanze in Florent Siaud’s new production of Mozart's Singspiel at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. 
***11
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Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces

Jennifer Davis (Rusalka) © Ruth Medjber
Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale. 
***11
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Benvenuto Cellini: Strassberger loses the plot at La Monnaie

John Osborn (Benvenuto Cellini) © Simon Van Rompay
Thaddeus Strassberger’s Brussels debut presents Berlioz's opera semiseria with plenty of good music but far more visual noise. 
***11
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Mozart’s Entführung as a jukebox musical in Zurich

Die Entführung aus dem Serail © T+T Fotografie | Tanja Dorendorf (2016)

The Opernhaus Zurich revives a 2016 production by David Hermann, where the spoken dialogue is removed and the story completely altered. 

**111
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Aleu's video brilliance powers a dystopian Liceu Turandot

Turandot Act 2 © Antoni Bofill
Fine musical performances blend with staggering video artistry in Aleu's spectacular science-fiction setting.
*****
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Timelessly timely: a dark and damning Rigoletto in Seattle

Using the misogyny and violence of Rigoletto to hold up a mirror to contemporary corruption, Lindy Hume's production overcomes its inconsistencies with a vivid blend of theatrical and musical values. 
****1
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