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BerlinThe Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)

© Jan Windszus
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Marit Strindlund; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Esther Bialas; Diego Leetz; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

BerlinZar und Zimmermann (Tsar and Carpenter)New production

Zar und Zimmermann at Deutsche Oper Berlin © Thomas Aurin
Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann (Tsar and Carpenter)
Antonello Manacorda; Martin G Berger; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Sarah-Katharina Karl; Esther Bialas; Sascha Zauner; Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

LondonParsifalNew production

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Wagner: Parsifal
Jakub Hrůša; Evgeny Titov; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Esther Bialas; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

ViennaLeonoreNew production

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Beethoven: Leonore
Giedrė Šlekytė; Stefan Herheim; MusikTheater an der Wien; Silke Bauer; Esther Bialas; Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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Three Peters for the price of one: Lortzing’s Zar und Zimmermann

Zar und Zimmermann at Deutsche Oper Berlin © Thomas Aurin
Martin G Berger’s new production of Zar und Zimmermann eases the Deutsche Oper Berlin into the summer break, with mixed results.
***11
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Masks and obsessions: Evgeny Titov’s Salome at Komische Oper Berlin

Salome at Komiscje Oper Berlin © Jan Windszus Photography
Salome is faceless and the Dance of the Seven Veils becomes a sardonic commentary on seduction in Komische Oper Berlin's austere new staging. 
****1
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Stefan Herheim’s bold Fledermaus at MusikTheater an der Wien

Dancers and Alexander Strobele (Frosch) © Karl Forster
Herheim’s Fledermaus is a risky experiment that, miraculously, works – at least in a city that knows it so intimately.
****1
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Mozart meets Vaudeville in Seattle's silent movie Magic Flute

Brandie Sutton (Pamina) and Rodion Pogossov (Papageno) © Sunny Martini
Eye-popping, hand-drawn animation melds with Mozart's fantastical world and the silent film era to create a colorful and energetic new-to-Seattle production.  
***11
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Das Wunder der Heliane makes long-awaited US debut

Aušrinė Stundytė (Heliane) © Stephanie Berger
Although Bard's production is only intermittently successful, the chance to hear this Korngold rarity live should be savored.
***11
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Vienna goes to Broadway for ENO's Merry Widow

ENO's Merry Widow is big, brash, and more than a touch juvenile – but it's the most fun one can have at the opera.
****1
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Annandale-on-HudsonThe Miracle of Heliane

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Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Leon Botstein; Christian Räth; Esther Bialas; Aušrinė Stundytė; Alfred Walker