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MunichOf One Blood

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Dean: Of One Blood
Markus Stenz; Claus Guth; Bavarian State Opera; Étienne Pluss; Ursula Kudrna; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

BrusselsAriadne auf Naxos

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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariane Matiakh; Mariusz Treliński; La Monnaie | De Munt; Fabien Lédé; Marek Adamski; Marc Heinz; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra

MunichPique Dame

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Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Dima Slobodeniouk; Benedict Andrews; Bavarian State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Jon Clark; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Daniele Rustioni; Barbara Wysocka; Bavarian State Opera; Barbara Hanicka; Julia Kornacka; Marc Heinz; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

BayreuthDie WalküreNew production

Die Walküre © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
Wagner: Die Walküre
Christian Thielemann; Marcus Lobbes; Wolf Gutjahr; Pia Maria Mackert; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Nils Corte
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Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

Die Walküre © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues. 

****1
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A haunting Jakob Lenz in Zurich

Yannick Debus (Lenz) and the Six Voices © Toni Suter
The ZKO shows us that Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz has lost none of its power, more than 40 years on. 
****1
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Homoki's Ring Cycle continues with Die Walküre at Opernhaus Zürich

Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) and Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) © Monika Rittershaus
A stellar production of Die Walküre premieres in Zurich, not far from the location where Richard Wagner composed it. 
****1
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Burlicchete, burlacchete, brignocchete, cucù: Il mondo della luna

A successful, psychedelic production of Haydn’s masterpiece is presented with a cast of young, talented singers from the International Opera Studio in Zurich, for an evening of fun in Winterthur.

***11
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Debutant cast impresses in Zurich's new Dialogues des Carmélites

The Opernhaus presents Jetske Mijnssen's new production of Poulenc’s masterpiece, under the baton of Tito Ceccherini. 

****1
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Die Walküre in Bayreuth: weiterhin künstlich statt künstlerisch

Die Walküre © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
Die Walküre taucht wieder ein in absurde KI-Bilderwelten und zusammenhangslose Assoziationen. Musikalisch bleibt dieser Ring dennoch ein hörenswertes Ereignis.
***11
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