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ParisL'Or du Rhin
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisLa Walkyrie
Wagner: Die Walküre
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisSiegfried
Wagner: Siegfried
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
BudapestBartók: Bluebeard’s CastleConcert performance
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Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Zsolt Hamar; Hungarian State Opera; Levente Török; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; András Palerdi; Christopher Maltman
EdinburghColeridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha
Coleridge-Taylor: The Song of Hiawatha, Op.30
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Rafael Payare; Francesca Chiejina; Nicky Spence; Christopher Maltman; Edinburgh Festival Chorus
ViennaEine florentinische Tragödie / Herzog Blaubarts BurgNew production
Zemlinsky, Bartók
Alain Altinoglu; Vasily Barkhatov; Vienna State Opera; Christian Schmidt; Stefanie Seitz; Alexander Sivaev; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca
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In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.
Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight
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A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.
A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival
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The festival’s closing concert brings drama from the RSNO and conductor Thomas Søndergård, but Christopher Maltman's Elijah brings the presence of greatness.
The little man has his day: a nasty and brutish Die Walküre
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The latest, thrilling instalment of Barrie Kosky's Ring cycle at Covent Garden does not have to strain for contemporary relevance.
Memorable Proms performances from Martyn Brabbins and the BBCSO
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Much loved core repertoire is juxtaposed with seldom heard works by anniversary composers Holst and Stanford.
Dreamtime Rheingold from Kosky and Pappano at The Royal Opera
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The first instalment of Covent Garden's new Ring is excellent all round from orchestra and voices, with Barrie Kosky providing plenty of ideas to tease us as to how the cycle will continue.
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ParisLe nozze di FigaroNew production
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Gustavo Dudamel; Netia Jones; Opéra national de Paris; Lucy Carter; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisŒdipe
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Enescu: Œdipe
Ingo Metzmacher; Wajdi Mouawad; Opéra national de Paris; Emmanuel Clolus; Emmanuelle Thomas; Eric Champoux; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Speranza Scappucci; Robert Wilson; Opéra national de Paris; Frida Parmeggiani; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris