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MadridBellini - Norma

Bellini: Norma
Francesco Lanzillotta; Justin Way; Teatro Real; John Fiore; Charles Edwards; Sue Willmington; Nicolás Fischtel
SevilleRigolettoNew production

Verdi: Rigoletto
Óliver Díaz; Miguel del Arco; Teatro de la Maestranza; Pedro Bartolomé; Sven Jonke; Ana Garay; Juan Gómez-Cornejo
LondonI puritaniNew production

Bellini: I puritani
Riccardo Frizza; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Hyemi Shin; Nicky Gillibrand; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
DetroitPuccini’s La bohème: A love StoryConcert performance

Puccini: La bohème
Jader Bignamini; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Francesco Demuro; Mané Galoyan; Will Liverman
Frankfurt am MainLe Postillon de Lonjumeau

Adam: Le Postillon de Lonjumeau
Benjamin Reiners; Hans Walter Richter; Oper Frankfurt; Kaspar Glarner; Jakob Bogensperger; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
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Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new Puritani crown

The role of Elvira in Bellini’s I puritani contains the most challenging mad scenes in all opera, but soprano Lisette Oropesa dazzles on the opening night of Richard Jones’ new production.
Werther revived at San Carlo: an anatomy of emotional isolation

Willy Decker’s psychologically intense Werther returns to the Teatro di San Carlo with a deeply human interpretation by Francesco Demuro and refined conducting by Lorenzo Passerini.
Laurent Pelly’s Falstaff passes the Naples test with flying colours

The French director’s much-travelled production arrives at the Teatro di San Carlo, displaying a precise balance between word, gesture and voice.
Ennio Morricone’s only opera, Partenope, finally premiered in Naples
Vanessa Beecroft’s production of Ennio Morricone’s demanding sole opera relies on strong visual images.
San Carlo’s Medea a clash of worlds in a neoclassical framework

A new Medea at the Teatro di San Carlo presents three distinct visions – neoclassical in the pit, expressionistic on stage and conceptual in the direction – that never fully merge.
Aida Garifullina an exceptionally fine Violetta at Covent Garden

As Richard Eyre’s staging reaches its 30th anniversary, a new Violetta arrives on the Royal Opera block in what proves to be one of the best revivals in recent years.
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ParisLes Capulet et les Montaigu

Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and The Montagues)
Speranza Scappucci; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Ching-Lien Wu; Michael Levine; Davy Cunningham
ParisSimon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Fabio Luisi; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Susanne Gschwender; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisDer RosenkavalierNew production

Strauss R.: Der Rosenkavalier
Henrik Nánási; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre National de France
