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PraguePelléas et MélisandeNew production

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Patrick Fournillier; Christof Loy; The Czech National Opera; Herbert Murauer; Valerio Tiberi; Prague National Theatre Orchestra
MadridJanácek - Katia KabanováNew production

Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Gustavo Gimeno; Christof Loy; Teatro Real; Étienne Pluss; Robby Duiveman; Fabrice Kebour; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
ZurichLa rondine

Puccini: La rondine
Marco Armiliato; Christof Loy; Zurich Opera; Étienne Pluss; Barbara Drosihn; Fabrice Kebour; Orchester der Oper Zürich
MunichLucrezia Borgia

Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Christof Loy; Bavarian State Opera; Henrik Ahr; Barbara Drosihn; Joachim Klein; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
HamburgIl turco in Italia

Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Francesco Lanzillotta; Christof Loy; Staatsoper Hamburg; Herbert Murauer; Reinhard Traub; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Frankfurt am MainDie Nacht vor Weihnachten

Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Takeshi Moriuchi; Christof Loy; Oper Frankfurt; Johannes Leiacker; Ursula Renzenbrink; Olaf Winter; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
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Giordano's Fedora at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

A new production of Fedora at the Deutsche Oper Berlin warms up the cold German winter, featuring strong lead performances by Vida Miknevičiūtė and Jonathan Tetelman.
Elisabet Strid renders Tosca an Everywoman in Helsinki

Christof Loy’s psychological staging returns to the stage of Finnish National Opera, with Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid compelling in the title role.
Christof Loy’s understated Werther at the TCE

Massenet’s take on Goethe’s blockbuster novella of unrequited love and suicide is handled with great subtlety by Christof Loy and Marc Leroy-Calatayud. Benjamin Bernheim and Marina Viotti lead a starry vocal cast.
Real and emotional fires light the stage in Respighi’s La fiamma

Christof Loy and Carlo Rizzi score a great success in bringing Respighi’s rarely performed opera the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Pappano and Loy bring empathy to Elektra at Covent Garden

Christof Loy’s thoughtful staging enlightens the character of the protagonists in Sophocles’ tale of matricide; Sir Antonio Pappano extracts great nuance and beauty from Strauss’ score.
A revenger’s tragedy: La forza del destino returns to London

Christof Loy's 2019 production proves even more compelling second time round, with excellent acting and a properly heroic tenor performance from Brian Jagde.
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ParisIl Trittico

Puccini
Carlo Rizzi; Christof Loy; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Barbara Drosihn; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Alain Perroux in Geneva: the return of a native

The new General Director of Grand Théâtre de Genève discusses his plans for the upcoming season, reviving lesser-known pieces, and how audiences are thirsty for new experiences.
How to sing infanticide: Karita Mattila on Jenůfa

The Finnish soprano doesn’t like the word evil. Her approach to singing villain roles is to find the humanity in the character – which is always there.
