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MunichPique Dame
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Dima Slobodeniouk; Benedict Andrews; Bavarian State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Jon Clark; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
BerlinThe Tsar's Bride
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Staatsoper Berlin; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Staatskapelle Berlin
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Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin
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The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.
Staging, spectacle, singing: three-card trick at Savonlinna
This was more stadium rock than stuffy opera house, lighting as ‘metaphor made real’ as the lovers were – literally – star-struck, blinded by love.
Netrebko in majestic form as Tatyana in Paris Onegin
In April, Peter Mattei and Anna Netrebko were starring together in Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera. Less than a month later and they are reunited in Paris in Willy Decker's staging.
Netrebko a magnificent Tatyana in The Met's Onegin
The evening was dominated by Anna Netrebko, who reprised the role of Tatiana with fresh insights and vocal charisma. Robin Ticciati led the Met Orchestra to probe a new depth of the score.
Tcherniakov triumphs with Iolanta, but hobbles Nutcracker
In Paris, Russian enfant terrible reunites Iolanta with The Nutcracker... with wildly mixed results.
Falstaff in Tokyo with a strong international cast
Jonathan Miller may not be directing new productions of operas any more, but his productions are still being revived in many countries; in Tokyo’s New National Theatre, his Falstaff has just been revived.
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ParisIolanta/Casse-NoisetteNew production
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Tchaikovsky
Alain Altinoglu; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Opéra national de Paris; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris