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No man is an island: Oscar Strasnoy's Robinson premieres in Berlin

Stephan Klemm (Robinson Crusoe) © Gianmarco Bresadola
Commissioned by the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Oscar Strasnoy and Sigrid Behrens' new chamber opera Robinson turns its source into an immersive meditation on modern isolation and loneliness.
*****
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Hearts of gold: a gritty La fanciulla at Staatsoper Berlin

A superb musical foundation under Antonio Pappano forms the basis for a satisfying new Fanciulla del West at the Staatoper in Berlin. 
****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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Falstaff at the Festtage

Michael Volle makes his debut as Verdi's not-so-Fat Knight in Mario Martone's new production at the Staatsoper. 
****1
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Im besten Sinne werkgetreu: Mozarts Idomeneo an der Staatsoper Berlin

Andrew Staples (Idomeneo) © Bernd Uhlig
Ein aufwühlender Opernabend, an dem vor allem in der Musik das grandiose Drama stattfand.
****1
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Berlin ovationne un Chevalier à la rose à fleur de peau

À Berlin, la nouvelle production du Rosenkavalier par André Heller fait un sans-faute, portée par un casting cinq étoiles.
*****
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