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BrnoCorinne Winters & David Mareček

National Theatre Brno
Dvořák, Kaprálová, Janáček, Korngold
Corinne Winters; David Mareček; Lukáš Mareček

BambergJakub Hrůša: Leoš Janáček - Jenůfa

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Janáček: Jenůfa
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša; Corinne Winters; Eliška Weissová; Nicky Spence; Thomas Atkins

BrnoJenůfa

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: Jenůfa
Jakub Hrůša; Martin Glaser; Janáček Opera NTB; Pavel Borák; Markéta Oslzlá-Sládečková; Martin Špetlík; Janáček Opera NTB Orchestra

BrnoKátya Kabanová

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Robert Jindra; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Bavarian State Opera; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

ParisKatia Kabanova

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Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Simone Young; Christoph Marthaler; Opéra national de Paris; Aliisa Neige Barrière; Anna Viebrock; Olaf Winter

BudapestPuccini: Madama ButterflyNew production

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Cornelius Meister; Barbora Horáková; Hungarian State Opera; Wolfgang Menardi; Eva Maria van Acker; Felice Ross; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra music on death: whimper then bang

Jakub Hrůša and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Todd Rosenberg Photography
Jakub Hrůša leads the CSO in pedestrian Janáček and Rachmaninov, but Strauss's Four Last Songs and Wagner's Tristan excerpts send audiences home deeply touched.
***11
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Bieito directs a moving Suor Angelica and Il prigioniero in Rome

Corinne Winters (Suor Angelica) © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
An unusual double bill pairing of Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Dallapiccola’s Il prigioniero opens at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. 
****1
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Redemption Song: Jenůfa triumph signals a bright future for Hrůsa

Corinne Winters (Jenůfa) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
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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Czech Philharmonic's resounding Glagolitic Mass at the BBC Proms

Jakub Hrůša, David Butt Philip and the Czech Philharmonic © BBC | Andy Paradise
Jakub Hrůša and his Czech forces give an impressive account of a mass which with its ecclesiastical elements, yet pantheistic spirit and visceral energy points towards a more secular age.
****1
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Tatjana Gürbaca’s Geneva staging of Kátya Kabanová travels to Brno

Aleš Briscein (Boris) and Corinne Winters (Kátya) © Marek Olbrzymek
Director Tatjana Gürbaca and Czech conductor Tomáš Netopil deliver a “Romantic” Kátya Kabanová from the Grand Théâtre de Genève at Brno’s Janáček Festival.
****1
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Kátya Kabanová flies to Rome for the first time

Richard Jones' setting is superb in its bare minimalism, but he pays great attention to all the psychological nuances in Janáček's opera. 
*****
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Heartbreak in real time: Corinne Winters on Jenůfa

Corinne Winters as Jenůfa © RBO | Camilla Greenwell
The leading US soprano talks about her experiences singing one of opera’s most devastating roles, which she takes to Brno this autumn.

Corinne Winters discusses Falcon and Zwischenfach roles

Corinne Winters © Fay Fox
Corinne Winters talks about Zwischen territory – the range that lies between traditional soprano and mezzo – and takes us through the mechanics of singing. 

“Violetta is my life's work”: Corinne Winters

Corinne Winters © Fay Fox
Corinne Winters shot to fame when she starred in Peter Konwitschny’s controversial staging of La traviata at ENO and it’s the character of Violetta which is the focus of our conversation.