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MunichAlcinaNew production

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Handel: Alcina
Stefano Montanari; Johanna Wehner; Bavarian State Opera; Benjamin Schönecker; Ellen Hofmann; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Saskia Kruse

ViennaTonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich

Musikverein Wien
Debussy, Ravel, Mahler
Tonkünstler-Orchester; Fabien Gabel; Elsa Benoit; Sasha Cooke; Maximilian Schmitt; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien

StrasbourgMosaïque sonore

Strasbourg Philharmonic
Debussy, Strauss R., Mahler
Aziz Shokhakimov; Elsa Benoit; Chœur Philharmonique de Strasbourg; Catherine Bolzinger

BarcelonaLes Pêcheurs de perlesConcert performance

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Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles
Marc Minkowski; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Chamber Chorus of the Palau de la Música Catalana; Florian Sempey; Pene Pati

MadridSinfónico 08 - Orquesta Nacional de España

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Ives, Debussy
Orquesta Nacional de España; Pierre Bleuse; Jone Martínez; Elsa Benoit
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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.

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Emmanuelle Haïm and Handel triumph in Berlin

Elsa Benoit, Emmanuelle Haïm and the Berliner Philharmoniker © Bettina Stoß
Handel's oratorio Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno receives its first-ever performance at Berlin's Philharmonie, proving that in the hands of Emmanuelle Haïm beauty can indeed defeat time. 
****1
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Bright, bold, barking: Les Mamelles de Tirésias at Glyndebourne

Les Mamelles de Tirésias © Glyndebourne Festival | Bill Cooper
With Laurent Pelly directing, a very French evening sees a veritable feat of singing from Stéphanie d'Oustrac in La Voix humaine, followed by riotous surrealism in Les Mamelles de Tirésias.
****1
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Handel's Agrippina sparkles at the Barbican

The biting wit of Vincenzo Grimani's libretto is well served by some knockout arias and excellent performances from a strong cast and the matchless Il pomo d'oro.
****1
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Hailing from No-man’s land: Pelléas et Mélisande in Basel

Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande emerges from an almost transcendent realm and creates a languorous atmosphere, even if it leaves some questions unanswered and realities unexplored
****1
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Pierre Audi’s new Parsifal grinds the gears in Munich

Instead of telling a story of spiritual enlightenment and ultimate redemption through faith, Pierre Audi's reading is bereft of mystery and magic.
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MunichLa FavoriteNew production

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Donizetti: La Favorite
Karel Mark Chichon; Amélie Niermeyer; Bavarian State Opera; Alexander Müller-Elmau; Kirsten Dephoff; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor