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ParisLa Clémence de Titus
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Harry Bicket; Willy Decker; Opéra national de Paris; John Macfarlane; Hans Toelstede; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
LondonAlcina
Handel: Alcina
David Bates; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Lucy Carter; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
MunichFaust
Gounod: Faust
Patrick Lange; Lotte de Beer; Bavarian State Opera; Christof Hetzer; Jorine van Beek; Benedikt Zehm; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
New York CityDer Rosenkavalier
Strauss R.: Der Rosenkavalier
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Robert Carsen; Metropolitan Opera; Paul Steinberg; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Peter van Praet; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
ViennaI Capuleti e i MontecchiNew production
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and The Montagues)
Gianluca Capuano; Tatjana Gürbaca; Vienna State Opera; Henrik Ahr; Silke Willrett; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Alcina bewitches hearts and minds again at Covent Garden
Lisette Oropesa leads a strong cast in an engaging revival of Richard Jones’ eye-catching account of a Handel masterpiece. Thomas Mayes' performance as Oberto marks him out as a talent to watch.
Philadelphia Orchestra closes season with a pair of American masters
Hélène Grimaud and Emily D'Angelo join Yannick Nézet-Séguin for a varied and variable program of Gershwin and Bernstein.
A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.
Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna
The creative team behind the new Staatsoper Clemenza is unwilling to trust that Mozart’s opera is interesting enough to stand on its own.
Handel’s Ariodante returns home to Covent Garden
Jetske Mijnssen’s house debut sees Handel’s opera transposed to a modern-day palace, with Emily D'Angelo angelic in the title role.
A rousing Resurrection Symphony from the Hallé at the Proms
Kahchun Wong achieved a gigantic and ambitious landscape of Mahler's Second Symphony at the BBC Proms, even if sometimes lacking in clarity
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ParisAriodanteNew production
Handel: Ariodante
Harry Bicket; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Luis F Carvalho; Peter van Praet; The English Concert
ParisLa Clémence de Titus
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Harry Bicket; Willy Decker; Opéra national de Paris; John Macfarlane; Hans Toelstede; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
MilanDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Pablo Heras-Casado; Robert Carsen; Teatro alla Scala; Michael Levine; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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At the helm of the Met: Peter Gelb
The General Manager of America's operatic flagship talks about the forthcoming season, singers, production styles and why Two Boys never made it into the cinema.
The Mastersingers of Montréal: A singing competition of superlatives
The contestants value the top-class Concours musical international de Montréal for its personal atmosphere.