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BrusselsLa Cenerentola
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Speranza Scappucci; Daniel Kramer; La Monnaie | De Munt; Stefano Sarzani; Carlos J Soto; Elana Siberski
LondonHector Berlioz’s 'The Damnation of Faust'Concert performance
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Dinis Sousa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus; Julien Dran; Gaëlle Arquez
MilanDon QuichotteNew production
Massenet: Don Quichotte
Bertrand de Billy; Damiano Michieletto; Teatro alla Scala; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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Opéra-Comique's Carmen brings high musical qualities to Edinburgh
Andreas Homoki's meta-staging in Paris' Opéra-Comique cannot detract from strong musical performances at the Edinburgh Festival, led by Gaëlle Arquez as a near-perfect Carmen.
Devieilhe's Cleopatra reigns in Michieletto's muddled Egyptology show
The French soprano delivers an A-list performance as the Egyptian queen, donning a variety of Hollywood guises at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.
La Scala reopens for the autumn with Rossini's L’italiana in Algeri
Gaëlle Arquez, in one of her infrequent wanderings into Italian bel canto, leads a cast of Rossini specialists under the baton of Ottavio Dantone.
Met Opera revives Le nozze di Figaro with musical style
In its revival of the 2014 production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, the Metropolitan Opera offers a satisfying blend of comic antics, beautifully realized music, and some top-notch singing in several roles.
The Carsen effect: brilliant Iphigénie in Paris
The Canadian director's aesthetic is a perfect fit for Gluck's work. Dazzling performances by Gaëlle Arquez and Stéphane Degout. Great musical direction by Thomas Hengelbrock.
La Cetra dazzles in Juditha triumphans at Dutch National Opera
Floris Visser’s staging transforms Vivaldi’s biblical oratorio into a credible wartime drama. The young cast is proficient, and La Cetra Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Andrea Marcon, nothing short of miraculous.
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ParisFalstaff
Verdi: Falstaff
Daniel Oren; Dominique Pitoiset; Opéra national de Paris; Alexandre Beliaev; Elena Rivkina; Philippe Albaric; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisDon Quichotte
Massenet: Don Quichotte
Patrick Fournillier; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisGiulio Cesare in Egitto
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, (Julius Caesar in Egypt) HWV 17
Philippe Jaroussky; Damiano Michieletto; Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Ensemble Artaserse