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HoustonIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Julian Wachner; Joan Font; Houston Grand Opera; Joan Guillén; Sofia Selowsky; David Portillo
AucklandThe Damnation of Faust
Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust (La Damnation de Faust)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Edo de Waart; Alisa Kolosova; Andrew Staples; Eric Owens; James Clayton
ChicagoDie Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Sir Andrew Davis; David Pountney; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Johan Engels; Marie-Jeanne Lecca; Brandon Jovanovich; Ain Anger
WashingtonDon CarloNew production
Verdi: Don Carlo(s)
Philippe Auguin; Tim Albery; Washington National Opera; Andrew Lieberman; Constance Hoffman; Eric Owens; Peter Volpe
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New York Philharmonic’s Das Rheingold
Alan Gilbert reaches a pinnacle at the end of his tenure at the New York Philarmonic.
Orchestra shines in uneven Idomeneo at the Met
Mozart's Idomeneo proved to be a challenge for some of the soloists initially but the superb orchestra under James Levine brought about a successful opening evening at the Met.
A missed opportunity but with great musical values
The Metropolitan Opera's new produdtion of Rusalka fails to explore a deeper complexity of the fairy tale, although a strong ensemble of singers and the superb Met Orchestra make it a musically compelling performance.
Saariaho's L'Amour de loin triumphs at the Met
Conductor Susanna Mälkki, in her Met Opera debut, led the Met Opera Orchestra in a limber performance of Ms Saariaho's gorgeous music, the first woman-authored score to be heard at the Met in 113 years.
A gloriously sung Rheingold at Lyric Opera
In spite of some questionable staging, Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its Ring cycle on a strong note with a stellar cast, notably featuring Eric Owens’ role debut as Wotan.