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GenevaParsifalNew production
Wagner: Parsifal
Jonathan Nott; Michael Thalheimer; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Henrik Ahr; Michaela Barth; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
AmsterdamJohn Adams' The Death of KlinghofferConcert performance
Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer
John Adams; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Elizabeth DeShong; Étienne Dupuis
New York CityFalstaff
Verdi: Falstaff
Daniele Rustioni; Robert Carsen; Metropolitan Opera; Paul Steinberg; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Peter van Praet; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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MadridLa prohibición de amar
Wagner: Das Liebesverbot (The Ban on Love),
Ivor Bolton; Kasper Holten; Teatro Real; Steffen Aarfing; Christopher Maltman; Ilker Arcayürek
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The Royal Opera's revival of Keith Warner's staging feels underbaked, although interest is largely focused on the pit as the latest contender to take over from Antonio Pappano as Music Director is auditioned.
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