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StuttgartLucia di LammermoorNew production

© Rebecca Brodskis
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Andriy Yurkevych; Katie Mitchell; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Vlad Iftinca; Vicki Mortimer; Jon Clark

StuttgartLa bohème

© Martin Sigmund
Puccini: La bohème
Nicholas Carter; Andrea Moses; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Stefan Strumbel; Anna Eiermann; Reinhard Traub; Staatsorchester Stuttgart

StuttgartDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg

© Matthias Baus
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
John Fiore; Elisabeth Stöppler; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Valentin Köhler; Gesine Völlm; Elana Siberski; Staatsorchester Stuttgart
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Pelléas et Mélisande as a dark, shining fairy tale in Geneva

Mari Eriksmoen (Mélisande) and Björn Bürger (Pelléas) © GTG | Magali Dougados
A maximalist production of Pelléas et Mélisande at Geneva's Grand Théâtre shines, but tries a little too hard. 
****1
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Bats! Die Fledermaus is a fabulous flight of fantasy at DNO

Bat Ballet © Dutch National Opera | Bart Grietens
Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, was never meant to challenge grand opera for profundity and Barrie Kosky pokes fun at Viennese high society in his riotous staging. 
*****
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Lessons in Love and Violence: gorgeous tragedy without a heart

Björn Bürger (Gaveston) and Ivan Ludlow (Edward II) © Herwig Prammer
Given a new production by Evgeny Titov, Benjamin's second full-length opera is musically brilliant, but its examination of our inner darkness lacks heart. 
****1
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Sabine Devieilhe triumphs as Lakmé in concert in Zurich

Sabine Devieilhe (Lakmé) © Toni Suter
The French soprano confirms her status as the best current performer of Léo Delibes masterpiece in a concert with a solid supporting cast.
****1
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Die Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne: a mixed bag of paper cut-outs

André Barbe and Renaud Doucet's Magic Flute is ideal entertainment for a fizz-filled summer night.
***11
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Glorious ensembles in Dutch National Opera’s new Tannhäuser

Orchestra and chorus reach great Wagnerian heights in this new production by Christof Loy, a study of an artist in revolt against hypocritical sexual mores.
***11
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