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MunichMacbeth

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Verdi: Macbeth
Andrea Battistoni; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Werner Fritz; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Andrea Battistoni; La Fura dels Baus; Bavarian State Opera; Roland Olbeter; Chu Uroz; Urs Schönebaum; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichLa Cenerentola

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Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Antonino Fogliani; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

MunichFidelio

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Beethoven: Fidelio
Yoel Gamzou; Calixto Bieito; Bavarian State Opera; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichNorma

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Bellini: Norma
Giacomo Sagripanti; Jürgen Rose; Bavarian State Opera; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichRusalka

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Dvořák: Rusalka
Petr Popelka; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Heidi Hackl; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich

Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) © Wilfried Hösl (2023)
Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.
****1
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Everlasting Everding: another beautiful Munich Zauberflöte revival

Giovanni Sala (Tamino) © Geoffroy Scheid

August Everding’s Magic Flute is revived in Munich with a solid cast for the enjoyment of all ages.

***11
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All play and no work: an exuberant Figaro in Munich

Mattia Olivieri (Count Almaviva) and Louise Alder (Susanna) © Wilfried Hösl
Evgeny Titov's new production is heavy on the jokes and light in substance, but delights anyway thanks to its high-class cast. 
****1
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Beauty and courage in Tristan und Isolde in Munich

Stuart Skelton (Tristan) © Wilfried Hösl
Bayrischer Staatsoper’s revival of Warlikowski’s static production of Tristan und Isolde featured a sensational role debut of Elena Pankratova as Isolde.
****1
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Splendid performance of Parsifal amid Audi's bleakness in Munich

The Bayerische Staatsoper's revival of a controversial production containing Georg Baselitz’s artwork succeeds with strong musical performances led by veterans of Wagnerian operas.
****1
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Super stars: musical riches in Munich's new Tristan und Isolde

The Bayerische Staatsoper's new Tristan und Isolde, featuring two stellar role debuts, is scenically disappointing but musically superb. 
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MunichTosca

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Puccini: Tosca
Fabio Luisi; Luc Bondy; Bavarian State Opera; Richard Peduzzi; Milena Canonero; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichLa FavoriteNew production

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Donizetti: La Favorite
Karel Mark Chichon; Amélie Niermeyer; Bavarian State Opera; Alexander Müller-Elmau; Kirsten Dephoff; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor