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BarcelonaDudamel conducts 'Scheherazade'

© David Ruano
Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu; Gustavo Dudamel; Cameron Shahbazi; Shirin Neshat
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20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar staging revived at Deutsche Oper

Christophe Dumaux (Giulio Cesare) © Nancy Jesse
The classic production of Handel's opera proves its durability, featuring a strong cast led by Christophe Dumaux and Elena Tsallagova.
****1
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Hail Caesar! Glyndebourne’s celebrated Giulio Cesare returns

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (Giulio Cesare) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Louise Alder shines as Cleopatra, one of Baroque opera’s greatest creations, in the fourth Glyndebourne revival of Sir David McVicar's much-loved production. 
****1
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Jephtha at the ROH: magnificent singing, but short on dramatic punch

Allan Clayton (Jephtha) © ROH | Marc Brenner
Handel's last oratorio is stylishly set in the composer’s era, with an all-star cast of Handelian singers who give their all.
***11
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Intriguing, mysterious, intense: Picture a day like this at the ROH

Ema Nikolovska (Woman) and John Brancy (Artisan) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
Sir George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s new chamber opera receives a powerful UK premiere in the Linbury Studio at Covent Garden. 
****1
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Lessons in grief: Picture a day like this triumphs in Aix

Marianne Crebassa (The Woman) © Jean-Louis Fernandez
Sir George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s fourth opera shares the best qualities of their previous work but is an inspiring, breathtaking fable.
*****
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Current and consoling: Willem Jeths’ Ritratto in Amsterdam

After a seven month delay, Willem Jeths' new opera finally receives its long awaited world premiere in front of a live audience.
****1
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