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Wiener Staatsoper, Sep 04, 07, 10, 13, 16

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Pier Giorgio Morandi; Kirill Serebrennikov; Vienna State Opera; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Wiener Staatsoper, 2027 Jan 17, 20, 24, 27, 31

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Bertrand de Billy; Peter Konwitschny; Vienna State Opera; Johannes Leiacker; Hans Toelstede; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Anna Netrebko (Tosca) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

Laura Servidei, 18 Apr

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.

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Elena Stikhina (Tosca) and Jonathan Tetelman (Cavaradossi) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

Mark Pullinger, 20 Sep

It may be on its 663rd outing, but Margarethe Wallmann's Tosca is a classic for a reason, as proved in this outstanding performance at the Wiener Staatsoper.

*****

Gregory Kunde (Captain Vere) © Wiener Staatsoper | Sofia Vargalová

Ako Imamura, 26 Oct

At 70 years old, American tenor Gregory Kunde makes a magnificent role debut as Captain Vere, with a strong ensemble of singers, chorus, and orchestra in Willy Decker's effective production.

*****

Bogdan Volkov (Rinuccio), Ambrogio Maestri (Gianni Schicchi) and Serena Sáenz (Lauretta) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

Chanda VanderHart, 16 Oct

The first premiere of the new Staatsoper season is a qualified success, led by Eleanora Buratto's superb Suor Angelica and Ambrogio Maestri's masterly Gianni Schicchi in Puccini's triptych of one-act operas.

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A feast for bass voices in the Staatsoper's sombre Boris Godunov

George Jahn, 15 May

That Boris was sung by a Ukrainian in times like this might or might not have been a coincidence. But that Alexander Tsymbalyuk was an excellent choice for the role is indisputable.

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