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ChicagoDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
James Gaffigan; Robert Falls; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Walt Spangler; Ana Kuzmanic; Ildar Abdrazakov; Matthew Rose
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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Edward Gardner; Robert Lepage; Metropolitan Opera; Carl Fillion; Karin Erskine; Bryan Hymel; Michael Spyres
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Andrea Battistoni; Jürgen Rose; Bavarian State Opera; Ildar Abdrazakov; Charles Castronovo
ViennaSolistenabend Ildar Abdrazakov | Rolando Villazón
Carrie-Ann Matheson; Ildar Abdrazakov; Rolando Villazón
ParisPrince IgorNew production
Borodin: Prince Igor
Philippe Jordan; Barrie Kosky; Opéra national de Paris; Rufus Didwiszus; Klaus Bruns; Ildar Abdrazakov; Elena Stikhina
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In memoriam: Verdi's Requiem in Salzburg
Riccardo Muti conducted a stirring performance of Verdi's Requiem to mark the 30th anniversary of Karajan's death.
Saoia Hernández wins La Scala hearts in Attila
Outstanding vocal and orchestral performances light up La Scala's season opener, matched to a conservative but visually arresting staging from Davide Livermore.
Codes of honour trip up Bechtolf's Ernani at La Scala
Verdi's fifth opera can be considered a blueprint for Trovatore and deserves a more regular place in the repertoire, but it needs more sincere advocacy than Bechtolf is prepared to grant.
Camels and comic capers in Algiers: Italiana in Salzburg
Cecilia Bartoli is joined by frequent collaborators Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier in a fun-filled Rossini farce full of Italian sunshine. Big grins all round.
A gaudy stand-and-sing Semiramide at the Met
Despite a great cast, the Metropolitan Opera's revival of Semiramide bores with tacky costumes and no direction.
