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StuttgartDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg

© Matthias Baus
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
John Fiore; Elisabeth Stöppler; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Valentin Köhler; Gesine Völlm; Elana Siberski; Staatsorchester Stuttgart

New York CityJenůfaNew production

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Janáček: Jenůfa
Tomáš Hanus; Claus Guth; Metropolitan Opera; Michael Levine; Gesine Völlm; James Farncombe; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

HamburgLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Omer Meir Wellber; Stefan Herheim; Staatsoper Hamburg; Christof Hetzer; Gesine Völlm; Andreas Hofer; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
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Salvation, damnation and circus magic: Teatro alla Scala’s new Faust

Alex Esposito (Méphistophélès) and Vittorio Grigolo (Faust) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

The Teatro alla Scala closes its season with a visually audacious new production of Faust, directed by Johannes Erath, and driven by Daniele Rustioni’s fiery conducting. 

***11
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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

Elsa Benoit (Semele) © Bart Grietens

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.

****1
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Diminishing returns in The Royal Opera’s Sicilian Vespers

Joyce El-Khoury (Hélène), dancers and the Royal Opera Chorus © The Royal Opera 2025 | Tristram Kenton
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. 
***11
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Redemption Song: Jenůfa triumph signals a bright future for Hrůsa

Corinne Winters (Jenůfa) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
Corinne Winters is phenomenal as the self-possessed Jenůfa in The Royal Opera's revival of Claus Guth's powerful staging. 
*****
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A spectacular Freischütz in Bregenz

Der Freischütz © Bregenzer Festspiele | Anja Köhler
At the Bregenz Festival, director Philpp Stölzl gives us a radical updating of the classic, with an interpretation many miles away from Weber.
***11
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Davidsen and Stemme anchor an extraordinary Jenůfa in Chicago

Lise Davidsen (Jenůfa) and Nina Stemme (Kostelnička) © Michael Brosilow
Claus Guth's production foregrounds the regimented, repressive world that drives the plot of Janáček’s tragic masterpiece.
*****
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MilanFaustNew production

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Gounod: Faust
Daniele Rustioni; Johannes Erath; Teatro alla Scala; Heike Scheele; Gesine Völlm; Fabio Antoci; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala