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Unhappy ever after: Gluck's Armide returns to Paris

Excellent performances and stage direction make a good case for an opera that's on the slow side dramatically.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Carmen de Tcherniakov à La Monnaie ou les limites de la thérapie

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.
