Performer: Davy Cunningham

Floria Tosca plays the diva in Robert Carsen's Zurich staging

The Opernhaus Zürich revives Robert Carsen’s 1990 production, with a strong cast led by Sonya Yoncheva and Joseph Calleja.

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WNO finally emerges from the pandemic with a performance of The Barber of Seville full of emotion and elation.

*****

Johannes Laiacker’s inspired set designs were a perfect example of how a modern setting can avoid being gratuitously iconoclastic.

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Željko Lučić als Gast zu Haus: Wieder singt er eine hinreißende Partie an der Oper Frankfurt.

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On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Until 26 Nov 23:59

Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and The Montagues)

Speranza Scappucci; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Ching-Lien Wu; Michael Levine; Davy Cunningham