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BerlinOrpheus in the Underworld

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Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)
James Hendry; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

BerlinEugene Onegin

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Anna Skryleva; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Rebecca Ringst; Klaus Bruns; Franck Evin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

TokyoLe Nozze di Figaro

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Tetsuro Ban; Andreas Homoki; New National Theatre; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Mechthild Seipel; Franck Evin; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

BerlinThe Golden Cockerel

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'or (The Golden Cockerel)
James Gaffigan; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

PragueDer Freischütz

Prague National Theatre
Weber: Der Freischütz
Hermann Bäumer; Andreas Homoki; The Czech National Opera; Elisa Alessi; Franck Evin; Prague State Opera Orchestra

ViennaLe nozze di Figaro

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Patrick Hahn; Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Zurich Opera’s brooding Ballo in maschera comes to Edinburgh

Un ballo in maschera © Jess Shurte

Gianandrea Noseda conducts his Zurich Opera forces as Adele Thomas' 2024 production arrives in Edinburgh with a cast led by Stephen Costello and Elena Stikhina. 

****1
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Die Frau ohne Schatten from Kosky and Mäkëla in Aix

Vida Miknevičiūtė (Empress) © Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestre de Paris give us an orchestral kaleidoscope, Kosky's pared-down staging allows the emotions of Strauss and Hofmannstahl's work to shine through.
*****
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A birthday reimagining of Il viaggio a Reims in Salzburg

Cecilia Bartoli (Corinna) and ensemble © SF | Monika Rittershaus
In Barrie Kosky’s hyperactive staging, Il viaggio a Reims becomes a birthday tribute to Cecilia Bartoli complete with rewritten text, extravagant costumes, sexual escapades and a giant cake. 
***11
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Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague

State Opera Chorus © Serghei Gherciu
Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.
****1
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Ludovic Tézier delivers a noble Nabucco in Naples

Ludovic Tézier (Nabucco) © Luciano Romano
Andreas Homoki’s staging at the Teatro di San Carlo, setting aside a few inconsistencies with the libretto, does not indulge in redundant symbolism. 
***11
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Hotel Metamorphosis: Vivaldi reborn through Ovid's lens in Salzburg

Nadezhda Karyazina and Cecilia Bartoli in Hotel Metamorphosis © © SF/Monika Rittershaus

A pasticcio of superb musicianship is the main event at the Venice-themed Whitsun Festival.

****1
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ParisLohengrinNew production

Lohengrin à l'Opéra Bastille © Charles Duprat / Opéra national de Paris
Wagner: Lohengrin
Alexander Soddy; Kirill Serebrennikov; Opéra national de Paris; Olga Pavluk; Tatyana Dolmatovskaya; Franck Evin; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Aix-en-ProvenceDie Frau ohne SchattenNew production

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Strauss R.: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Klaus Mäkelä; Barrie Kosky; Festival d'Aix-en-Provence; Michael Levine; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Orchestre de Paris