Performer: Sir David McVicar

BarcelonaLa clemenza di Tito

Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Nov 25, 27, 29, Dec 01

Mozart: La clemenza di Tito

Jordi Savall; Sir David McVicar; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Bettina Neuhaus; Jenny Tiramani; Jennifer Tipton; Le Concert des Nations

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Glyndebourne Opera House, Jul 31 mat, Aug 02 mat, 05 mat, 08 mat, 11 mat, 14 mat, 17 mat, 19 mat, 22 mat, 25 mat, 28 mat

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)

Evan Rogister; Sir David McVicar; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Vicki Mortimer; Paule Constable; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Wiener Staatsoper, Sep 05, 08, 11, 14

Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur

Marco Armiliato; Sir David McVicar; Vienna State Opera; Charles Edwards; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Theatre Royal, Oct 22, 25 mat, 28, 31, Nov 04, 07

Puccini: Turandot

Stuart Stratford; Sir David McVicar; Scottish Opera; Charles Edwards; Ben Pickersgill; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Oct 30, Nov 04, 07, 10, 13, 19, 21

Cherubini: Médée/Medea

Carlo Rizzi; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; Doey Lüthi; Paule Constable; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Nov 01 mat, 06, 09, 14 mat, 17, 20

Puccini: Tosca

Oksana Lyniv; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; John Macfarlane; David Finn; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar staging revived at Deutsche Oper

Christophe Dumaux (Giulio Cesare) © Nancy Jesse

Elena Luporini, 05 Jul

The classic production of Handel's opera proves its durability, featuring a strong cast led by Christophe Dumaux and Elena Tsallagova.

****1

Alex Esposito (Figaro) and Svetlina Stoyanova (Cherubino) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic

Dominic Lowe, 08 Jun

While this revival is imperfect, the Cherubino of Svetlina Stoyanova proves a marvel to hear.

***11

Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) and Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

Laura Servidei, 01 Feb

Under Alexander Soddy’s powerful conducting and Sir David McVicar’s dark, evocative staging, the Ring finds a searing conclusion, anchored by a powerful Brünnhilde from Camilla Nylund, as the world burns.

*****

Alex Boyer (Herod) and Jennifer Holloway (Salome) © Kyle Flubacker

Graham Meyer, 25 Jan

Revived at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the notorious opera director’s take stirs sympathy for Salome, but leans on some of his theatrical hobby-horses

****1

Lucy Crowe (Pamina), Amitai Pati (Tamino) and the Royal Opera Chorus © The Royal Opera | Johan Persson

Christopher Woodley, 10 Oct

Sir David McVicar's classic staging of The Magic Flute, now over 20 years old, shines afresh in a stylish performance conducted by Marie Jacquot, making her Covent Garden debut.

****1