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Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Asmik Grigorian (Tatyana) and Iurii Samoilov (Onegin) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

****1
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McBurney's delightfully batty Magic Flute returns to the Coliseum

Rainelle Krause (Queen of the Night) and Norman Reinhardt (Tamino) © Manuel Harlan
English National Opera brings back Simon McBurney's theatre of wonders for this Mozart classic. 
****1
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Simon McBurney’s richly inventive Zauberflöte arrives at the Met

Lawrence Brownlee (Tamino) and Met Orchestra principal flute Seth Morris © Karen Almond | Met Opera

With a stellar cast and fine orchestral playing, Mozart’s enigmatic fairy tale takes on a darker, more grown-up tone in its first new Metropolitan Opera staging in 19 years.

*****
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Cinders returns to the ball in resplendent new clothing

The Royal Ballet in Ashton's Cinderella © ROH | Tristram Kenton
With sumptuous new set designs and costumes, The Royal Ballet are in splendid form in Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella.
****1
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Star-studded gloom in Kevin Puts' The Hours at the Met

Joyce DiDonato (Virginia Woolf) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera
Is it possible to have a minor success on every level? Kevin Puts' The Hours underwhelms in its world premiere production at the Metropolitan Opera. 
***11
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Slick but disjointed Anna Karenina premieres in Sydney

Yuri Possokhov's Anna Karenina aims to be a dark psychological drama, but its uneven character development and unengaging choreography fail to satisfy.
***11
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