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Performer: Erich Wonder

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An expressionistic Wozzeck at La Scala

The set is a stark, grubby nonentity. A central concave structure spits out each scene's requisites, flashing up like apparitions from the vortex of Wozzeck's mind.
****1
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Monastyrska and Domingo sizzle in Berlin’s Macbeth

This revival of Peter Mussbach's production of Macbeth is devoid of props and places the focus squarely on singers and orchestra. This challenge was splendidly met by Plácido Domingo, making a role debut as Macbeth, and Liudmyla Monastyrska.
****1
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Dark and dour Traviata disappoints

A dark and minimalist take on Verdi's beloved La Traviata misses the point at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater in Berlin. Only the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra and Alfredo Daza (Germont) emerge with credit.
**111
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A gorgeously sung and strangely staged Il Trionfo in Berlin

Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno at the Berliner Staatsoper with Les Musiciens du  Louvre Grenoble.
***11
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Die Mischung macht’s: eine junge alte Salome an der Volksoper Wien

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Herodes), Astrid Kessler (Salome) und Ursula Pfitzner (Herodias) © Barbara Pálffy | Volksoper Wien
Die Volksoper holt mit Luc Bondys Salome eine altbewährte Inszenierung ans Haus. Trotzdem bleibt dieses Werk spannend, gerade wenn man eine umwerfende Salome wie Astrid Kessler zur Verfügung hat.
***11
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Tristan et Isolde à Lyon : une seule conscience ?

Troisième production du Festival Mémoires proposé par l'Opéra de Lyon, Tristan und Isolde de Wagner vient conclure honorablement cette magnifique initiative lancée par l'institution lyrique lyonnaise. 
***11
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