Performer: Elena Maximova

LondonRigoletto

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Mar 25, 29 mat, Apr 01, 04 mat, 08, 10, 11 mat, 13, 15, 17, 20, 23

Verdi: Rigoletto

Sir Mark Elder; Oliver Mears; The Royal Opera; Simon Lima Holdsworth; Ilona Karas; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Staatsoper Unter den Linden, May 23, 27, 31, Jun 03, 06

Verdi: Nabucco

Francesco Lanzillotta; Emma Dante; Staatsoper Berlin; Carmine Maringola; Vanessa Sannino; Cristian Zucaro; Staatskapelle Berlin

Philharmonie: Alfried Krupp Saal, Sat 27 Jun at 19:00

Anna Netrebko; Elena Maximova; Kurt Mitterfellner; Pavel Nebolsin

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Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director.

****1

Fish, frocks and farce: a Prokofiev romp in Vienna

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Chanda VanderHart, 28 Mar

Damiano Michieletto directs a slick and frequently hilarious staging of Prokofiev's comic opera Betrothal in a Monastery.

***11

Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in Pique Dame

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Mark Pullinger, 23 Feb

Valery Gergiev finally turns up to conduct an electrifying evening, crowned by Asmik Grigorian's full throttle performance as Liza.

****1

Performer: Elena Maximova

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