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Grotesque and gripping: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen unveils a new Salome

Thomas Blondelle (Herodes) and Astrid Kessler (Salome) © OBV | Annemie Augustjins
Not a great day for the patriarchy: Ersan Mondtag's gripping new Salome emphasises grotesque caricatures and ends with a bloody, plot-twisting coup d’état
****1
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Make feminism, not love: The Maid of Orleans at TAW

It is all very easy on the eyes, although pondering what it is all supposed to mean is a recipe for a migraine.
***11
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A staged Messiah that sheds little light on Handel's oratorio

Netia Jones is a visionary stage practitioner, but this show is a rare misjudgement.
***11
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Mill's will get you anything – and in La cambiale di matrimonio at the Vienna Kammeroper, you can't ask for more

A father having marriage plans for his daughter of which the latter does not approve may not be the most original plot, but it has inspired operas throughout the centuries, with well-known examples being The Bartered Bride and Arabella.
****1
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Don Giovanni aux Chorégies : un taxi jaune à Orange

Aux Chorégies d'Orange, Davide Livermore propose une lecture neuve et convaincante de Don Giovanni, rehaussée par les projections vidéo. Karine Deshayes et Erwin Schrott se distinguent dans une distribution cohérente.
****1
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Konwitschny und die Konsumtrolle

Bo Skovhus und Maria Bengtsson begeistern in Peter Konwitschnys gelungenem Wiederbelebungsversuch einer Rarität. Lasst uns träumen und leben, statt uns zu Tode zu konsumieren.
****1
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