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Performer: David Portillo

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StockholmCosì fan tutteNew production

© The Royal Swedish Opera / Henrik Halvarsson
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Alan Gilbert; Clara Svärd; Royal Swedish Opera; André Callegaro; Royal Swedish Orchestra; Royal Swedish Opera Chorus; Julia Sporsén

New York CityThe Magic Flute: Holiday Presentation

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Nicholas Carter; Julie Taymor; Metropolitan Opera; Patrick Furrer; George Tsypin; Donald Holder

SeattleLakmé in ConcertConcert performance

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Delibes: Lakmé
Daniela Candillari; Seattle Opera; Ashlee Naegle; Aigul Khismatullina; David Portillo; Nicholas Newton
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Raising flags and questioning promises at Philadelphia’s Highmark Mann

The Crossing and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jordan August Photography, Courtesy of Highmark Mann
Peter Boyer’s oratorio A Hundred Years On, commemorating the centenary of the 1876 World’s Fair, softens the blow of jingoism, looking to an earlier era of hope and broken promise.
***11
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A superb Salzburg sojourn: Philadelphia Orchestra plays Mozart

Harry Bicket © Dario Acosta
Guest conductor Harry Bicket brings a sense of urgency to Mozart's Requiem and pulse-quickening energy to Symphony no. 40.
****1
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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

Elsa Benoit (Semele) © Bart Grietens

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.

****1
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The LA Phil's Fidelio with Deaf West Theatre gives Beethoven a voice

Fidelio in Disney Hall © Timothy Norris
Gustavo Dudamel's concept of a semi-staged Fidelio in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre gives a voice to Beethoven so enormous that those with hearing impairments can surely hear.
*****
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Flawed staging, compelling singing: Eurydice at Boston Lyric Opera

Sydney Mancasola (Eurydice) © Nile Scott Studios
Conducting a reduced version of his own opera, Matthew Aucoin's Eurydice still packs a big punch. 
***11
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Strauss' Silent Woman makes a grand noise at Bard

Harold Wilson (Sir Morosus) and Edward Nelson (The Barber) © Stephanie Berger
Bard’s always courageous Music Director, Leon Botstein, never one to shy away from a challenge, presents Strauss' comedy uncut.
****1
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