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PragueDon Giovanni

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Zbyněk Müller; Alexander Mørk-Eidem; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jiří Habart; Christian Friedländer; Jenny Ljungberg; Ellen Ruge
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Though ambitious and occasionally arresting, this revised and expanded take on the Purcell classic suffers from subtraction by addition.
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A disappointing new production by David Marton at Opéra de Lyon. 
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Strauss' 'conversation piece' of an opera is given a warmly sympathetic production with the musical rewards coming as much from the pit as the stage.
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Satyagraha au Palais Garnier © Yonathan Kellerman / Opéra national de Paris
Donné pour la première fois à l'Opéra national de Paris, l'ouvrage du compositeur américain est un succès sur le plan musical, théâtral et chorégraphique.
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ParisPitWorld premiere

© Yonathan Kellerman | OnP
Various: Pit
Bobbi Jene Smith; Or Schraiber; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Joana Carneiro; Christian Friedländer; Unknown; John Torres