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BudapestDon Giovanni
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Mozart: Don Giovanni
Gábor Hontvári; Claus Guth; Hungarian State Opera; Christian Schmidt; Olaf Winter; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BerlinDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Finnegan Downie Dear; Claus Guth; Staatsoper Berlin; Christian Schmidt; Olaf Winter; Staatskapelle Berlin
FlorenceIl castello di Barbablù / La voix humaineNew production
Bartók, Poulenc
Martin Rajna; Claus Guth; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Monika Pormale; Anna Sofia Tuma; Michael Bauer; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy
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Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.
Claus Guth directs a tormented, harrowing new Salome at the Met
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Claus Guth's new production at the Metropolitan Opera, originally seen at the Bolshoi in 2021, moves the action from biblical Judea to the era of the opera's composition.
Redemption Song: Jenůfa triumph signals a bright future for Hrůsa
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Corinne Winters is phenomenal as the self-possessed Jenůfa in The Royal Opera's revival of Claus Guth's powerful staging.
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ParisLa bohèmeNew production
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Puccini: La bohème
Gustavo Dudamel; Claus Guth; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Eva Dessecker; Fabrice Kébour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisRigoletto
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Verdi: Rigoletto
Nicola Luisotti; Claus Guth; Opéra national de Paris; Christian Schmidt; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris; Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris
Aix-en-ProvenceSamsonWorld premiere
Rameau: Samson
Raphaël Pichon; Claus Guth; Étienne Pluss; Ursula Kudrna; Bertrand Couderc; Ensemble Pygmalion
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International Opera Awards 2025 announced
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The legendary mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa received a standing ovation while collecting her Lifetime Achievement Award, while other awards went to artists and companies from around the globe.
How to sing infanticide: Karita Mattila on Jenůfa
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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.
A flavourful new season at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Italian tastes? Meyerbeer rarities? Wagnermania? Or Great Britten? There are many flavours from which to choose in Deutsche Oper Berlin’s new season.