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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Marcello Mottadelli; Anthony Minghella; Lithuanian National Opera; Michael Levine; Han Feng; Peter Mumford; Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra

ViennaMadama Butterfly

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Giampaolo Bisanti; Anthony Minghella; Vienna State Opera; Michael Levine; Han Feng; Peter Mumford; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

New York CityParsifal

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Wagner: Parsifal
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; François Girard; Metropolitan Opera; Michael Levine; Thibault Vancraenenbroeck; David Finn; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna

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Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal. 

****1
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Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival

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Good Butterflys are not that difficult to come by but great ones are very very rare. Ailyn Pérez fits the bill in this revival of Anthony Minghella’s classic staging. 
*****
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All about Asmik: Grigorian debuts at the Met in Madama Butterfly

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Asmik Grigorian's astonishing acting and subtle vocalism make for a promising Met debut in this revival of Anthony Minghella's lacquered staging. 
***11
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Aleksandra Kurzak emerges as a charismatic Butterfly at the Met

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Anthony Minghella’s highly stylized Madama Butterfly returns to New York for its ninth revival, with the Polish soprano delivering a thrilling performance in a Met role debut.

 

****1
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François Girard’s Holländer returns to the Met

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Tomasz Konieczny, as the enigmatic mariner condemned to sail the seas forever, heads a superb cast in this Met Opera revival of François Girard’s murky production of Wagner’s early masterpiece.

****1
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François Girard's new Fliegende Holländer disappoints at The Met

François Girard’s production presents the moody, stormy atmosphere of Norwegian seascapes with stunning visuals, but offers few fresh ideas on the doomed love between the Dutchman and Senta.
***11
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