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MunichSemele
Handel: Semele
Leonardo García-Alarcón; Claus Guth; Bavarian State Opera; Michael Levine; Gesine Völlm; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
ViennaDie Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess)
Kálmán: Die Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess)
Johannes Erath; Volksoper Wien; Bernhard Hammer; Gesine Völlm; Nicol Hungsberg; Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper
BerlinSamson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Alexander Soddy; Damián Szifron; Staatsoper Berlin; Étienne Pluss; Gesine Völlm; Olaf Freese; Staatskapelle Berlin
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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy
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Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.
Diminishing returns in The Royal Opera’s Sicilian Vespers
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Joyce El-Khoury saves the day in The Royal Opera’s second revival of The Sicilian Vespers in Stefan Herheim’s paint-by-numbers production.
Redemption Song: Jenůfa triumph signals a bright future for Hrůsa
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Corinne Winters is phenomenal as the self-possessed Jenůfa in The Royal Opera's revival of Claus Guth's powerful staging.