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Performer: Gianluca Zampieri

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A sensational Kátya Kabanová in Brno shows Janáček at his very best

Kateřina Kněžíková (Kátya) and Peter Berger (Boris) © Marek Olbrzymek
A revival of Robert Carsen's production at the Janáček Festival Preview benefits from an excellent cast and exemplary playing from the house ensemble.
*****
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The Devil’s Wall: Smetana’s last opera, at his birthplace

The Devil's Wall © František Renka
Glorious music and excellent singing can't mask a simplistic staging of Smetana's last opera, an uneasy combination of rom-com and medieval legend. 
***11
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Eternal life for the downtrodden? A Janáček double bill in Brno

From the House of the Dead © Marek Olbrzymek
Jakub Hrůša leads a musically thrilling but dramatically problematic From the House of the Dead and Glagolitic Mass at the 2022 Janáček Brno International Festival.
****1
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Erl Götterdämmerung ends in fire and passion

Mona Somm delivers as a fiery Brünnhilde in a most satisfying performance of Götterdämerung, supported by a strong cast and orchestra.
****1
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Le sang de nos fils : Richard Jones régénère Parsifal à Bastille

Forte d’une tenue et d’une distribution remarquables, portée par un souci conjugué du texte et du symbole, cette nouvelle mouture de Parsifal signée Richard Jones s’empare habilement des fulgurances et ambiguïtés de l'œuvre. 
*****
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