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VilniusLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Martynas Stakionis; Federico Grazzini; Lithuanian National Opera; Andrea Belli; Valeria Donata Bettella; Giuseppe di Iorio; Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra
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Michieletto directs an excellent new Carmen at Covent Garden
Aigul Akhmetshina is outstanding in the title role, hearing Piotr Beczała is a privilege, but it's Damiano Michieletto's new staging that takes the honours.
Pappano and Loy bring empathy to Elektra at Covent Garden
Christof Loy’s thoughtful staging enlightens the character of the protagonists in Sophocles’ tale of matricide; Sir Antonio Pappano extracts great nuance and beauty from Strauss’ score.
Seeing double: Iolanta and The Nutcracker reunited
Tchaikovsky's final opera and ballet were always intended to be paired; at the Royal Albert Hall Petrenko and the RPO present them together in a rewarding double-bill, marred by microphones.
Jonas Kaufmann ails, Covent Garden hails Aigul Akhmetshina
The star tenor is clearly under the weather, but the young house-favourite mezzo shines in an impressive role debut in a revival of Benoît Jacquot's cinematic staging.
Barton’s Azucena drags Trovatore from the flames
Adele Thomas’ Royal Opera staging channels the Marx Brothers in playing it for laughs, but the musical compensations are many under Sir Antonio Pappano.
Handel’s Arminio: a Rhineland rebel firing Baroque blanks
The Royal Opera presents another Handel rarity for its Jette Parker Artists in the Linbury Theatre, the but action thriller approach is ill-suited to the ancient tale.