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A cinematic Seven Deadly Sins from Dutch National Opera
Director Ola Mafaalani has created an absorbing and completely cinematic version of the opera, combining stationary and handheld cameras to create a pictorial variety of perspectives and expressionistic framing
Once more around the catwalk: Audi's Walküre in Amsterdam
Dutch National Opera revives Pierre Audi's acclaimed Die Walküre for the very last time.
A dreary Katya Kabanova is rescued by great singing at the Staatsoper
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden revives Andrea Breth’s desolate production of Janáček’s masterpiece with a great cast led by conductor Thomas Guggeis.
Jonas Kaufmann stars in Opera Australia's Andrea Chénier
A successful concert performance of Umberto Giordano's verismo hit in Sydney, with a trio of international stars.
A tale of many Tchaikovskys: The Queen of Spades at ROH
Herheim places the composer at the centre of his opera in a staging that's clever and erudite but somewhat cold; musical performances are mixed.
Eyvazov shines in Met's Fanciulla
The audience for The Met's first performance of La fanciulla del West this season arrived loaded for bear. Not only were they disappointed that Jonas Kaufmann was not singing (he's slated for shows starting 17th October), but their disappointment was heightened by the fact that tenor Yusif Eyvazov was singing.