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ChristchurchThe Pearl FishersNew production
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles
Stephen Barlow; New Zealand Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Jake Wiltshire; Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
LiègeZombie OperaWorld premiere
Battistoni: Zombie Opera
Alessandro Cadario; Marta Eguilior; Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège; Betitxe Saitua; David Alcorta; Orchestra de Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
TurinLa traviataNew production
Verdi: La traviata
Andrea Battistoni; Jacopo Spirei; Teatro Regio di Torino; Gary McCann; Giada Masi; Fiammetta Baldiserri; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
ViennaCosì fan tutte
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Gianluca Falaschi; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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The White Pearl: NZ Opera reframes Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles
In Auckland, heard in something close to the form Bizet actually conceived, The Pearl Fishers proves it has plenty of lustre of its own.
A tale of two Stabat Maters in Auckland
Heard side by side, these two Stabat Maters, neither of which is a typical example of its kind, make for an evening of striking contrasts under conductor Valentina Peleggi.
All the world’s a jest: Falstaff returns to Glyndebourne
Richard Jones' 2009 production returns to Glyndebourne after a long absence, but the 1940s comedy scrubs up fresh.
Barbe and Doucet's stylish Don Pasquale is a comic delight
Barbe and Doucet’s witty 1960s Don Pasquale is revived for Scottish Opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a fine cast.
A captivating Così fan tutte in Sydney
Opera Australia's well nigh perfect production of Mozart's Così fan tutte excels in every dimension, with an excellent ambiguous conclusion.
Thomas Adès’ high-flying Exterminating Angel in Paris
The French premiere of the British composer's opera will be the undisputed high point of the Grande Boutique's season: a perfect confluence of music, staging and cast.
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ParisThe Exterminating AngelNew production
Adès: The Exterminating Angel
Thomas Adès; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Courtney Lewis; Anna-Sofia Kirsch; Ingo Krügler; Reinhard Traub