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Verdi: Nabucco
Iván López Reynoso; Rodula Gaitanou; takis; Jake Wiltshire; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
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A monumental Eighth from Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra © Eduardus Lee
Time stands still in Amsterdam as seven soloists and four choirs join forces with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for one of Mahler's greatest challenges, his Eighth Symphony. 
*****
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World premiere success for Filidei’s Il nome della rosa at La Scala

Kate Lindsey (Adso da Melk) and ensemble © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

A great cast and an enjoyable score seal the success of a new opera based on Umberto Eco's classic historical murder mystery, The Name of the Rose

****1
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Mushroom clouds of fantasy: The Tales of Hoffmann in Riga

Giorgio Berrugi (Hoffmann) and Štěpánka Pučálková (NIcklausse) © Agnese Zeltina | Latvian National Opera
A new steampunk staging for Latvian National Opera stays true to the fantastical invention of Hoffmann and Offenbach. 
****1
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The revival of a forgotten work: L’amore dei tre re at La Scala

Evgeny Stavinsky (Archibaldo), Roman Burdenko (Manfredo), Chiara Isotton (Fiora) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano
The only great success of composer Italo Montemezzi finds new life at La Scala, in a production by La Fura dels Baus with a solid cast, led by conductor Pinchas Steinberg.
**111
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Inheriting Callas’ crown in Athens: Pirozzi takes on Medea

Anna Pirozzi (Medea) © GNO | Andreas Simopoulos
The punishing role of Medea is forever associated with Maria Callas. To celebrate the diva’s centenary, Greek National Opera presents a new production by Sir David McVicar, starring Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi.
****1
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A roof-raising Ernani in Palermo

Omer Meir Wellber conducts a spirited account of Verdi's early opera, semi-staged and live-streamed from the Teatro Massimo.
****1
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