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Performer: Enguerrand de Hys

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Unhappy ever after: Gluck's Armide returns to Paris

Véronique Gens (Armide) © Stefan Brion
Excellent performances and stage direction make a good case for an opera that's on the slow side dramatically.
****1
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Gods 1 – 0 Mortals in Staatsoper Berlin's Baroque Days festival

Àlex Ollé directs a rare version of Idoménée in Berlin, in which the staging fares better than the singing. 
***11
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Grétry’s Raoul Barbe-bleue in Trondheim

The Trøndelag Teater presents an opéra comique by André Grétry in a brilliant production by Julien Lubek and Cécile Roussat, under the inspired musical direction of Martin Wåhlberg.
****1
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Lully's Alceste a great success in Versailles

Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques perform Alceste, the most recent effort in their almost complete set of Lully's operas. A strong cast and a remarkable chorus complete a successful performance.
****1
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Lemoyne's Phèdre: intense mythological drama at the Bouffes du Nord

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne tragédie lyrique – simply staged in the compact, antique space of the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord – made for gripping drama. 
****1
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Carmen de Tcherniakov à La Monnaie ou les limites de la thérapie

Carmen à La Monnaie © Bernd Uhlig
Le metteur en scène imagine une mise en abyme qui montre ses limites. Sur le plan musical c'est en revanche une réussite, de Nathalie Stutzmann à la baguette à Stéphanie d'Oustrac dans le rôle-titre.
***11
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