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Hidden tears season the comedy in Santa Fe's enchanting Elixir

Jonah Hoskins (Nemorino) and Alfredo Daza (Dulcamara) © Curtis Brown Photography
In this revival of Stephen Lawless' busy production, set in 1945 Italy, young American tenor Jonah Hoskins' endearing performance tilts Donizetti's charmer in a Nemorino-centric direction. 
****1
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Seattle Opera's L’elisir d’amore is a mostly lighthearted romp

Luca Pisaroni (Doctor Dulcamara) © Sunny Martini
Stephen Lawless' production of Donizetti’s whimsical comedy begins well and improves as it goes, with sparkling performances from an international cast.
****1
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Theater an der Wien premieres Christian Jost's Egmont

Keith Warner directs a new opera which packs in betrayal, murder, oppression, freedom, love and the Spanish Inquisition into a mere 90 minutes.
****1
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Vanessa at Glyndebourne: repression in a cold climate

Brilliant staging, superb acting, a magnetic performance from Virginie Verrez and an excellent orchestral performance make a strong case for Samuel Barber's all-but-forgotten chiller.
****1
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An uncomplicated, thrilling Tosca from WNO

Carlo Rizzi conducts WNO's Tosca revival in Cardiff.
****1
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All that glitters: WNO stages The Merchant of Venice

André Tchaikowsky's version of The Merchant of Venice combines his love of Shakespeare with his recollections of a harsh childhood as a Jew in the Warsaw Ghetto.
***11
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