Performer: Gordon Bintner

ParisWertherNew production

Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, 2027 Feb 08, 11, 14 mat, 17, 20, 22, 25, Mar 02, 06, 09, 12

Massenet: Werther

Nathalie Stutzmann; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Radu Boruzescu; Luis F Carvalho; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sep 10, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 29, Oct 02, 07, 12, 15

Mozart: Don Giovanni

Stefano Montanari; Kasper Holten; The Royal Opera; Es Devlin; Anja Vang Kragh; Bruno Poet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Dec 11, 13 mat, 17, 19 mat, 20 mat, 24 mat, 26, 28 mat, 30 mat, 2027 Jan 02 mat, eve

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Nicholas Carter; Julie Taymor; Metropolitan Opera; Patrick Furrer; George Tsypin; Donald Holder

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 2027 May 01, 09 mat, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21

Cusson: Empire of Wild

Johannes Debus; Yvette Nolan; Canadian Opera Company; Gillian Gallow; Jeff Chief; Michelle Ramsay; Canadian Opera Company Orchestra

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Aldeburgh Festival dives in at the deep end with Pelléas et Mélisande

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Eleanor Knight, 12 Jun

Rory Kinnear directs a minimally semi-staged performance of Debussy's problematic opera at Snape Maltings, but Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish SO provide the detail.

****1

Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

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John Gilks, 07 May

Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.

***11

Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette

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John Gilks, 27 Sep

Amy Lane’s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the COC is eye-catching and enjoyable but doesn’t offer the same level of insight as her Faust last season.

***11