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Welser-Möst begins his Ring farewell with a rousing Rheingold

Michael Nagy (Alberich) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Sven-Erich Bechtolf's staging of Wagner's Ring returns with Franz Welser-Möst at the helm for the final time, having recently announced his retirement of the cycle from his repertoire. 
****1
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A surprise ending in Staatsoper's I puritani revival

Pretty Yende and John Osborn bring star quality to this revival of John Dew’s Vienna staging of Bellini's Civil War opera.
****1
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A feast for bass voices in the Staatsoper's sombre Boris Godunov

That Boris was sung by a Ukrainian in times like this might or might not have been a coincidence. But that Alexander Tsymbalyuk was an excellent choice for the role is indisputable. 
****1
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Emojis instead of emotions in Simon Stone's Traviata in Vienna

Pretty Yende, Frédéric Antoun and Ludovic Tézier star in Stone’s production at the Wiener Staatsoper, where the orchestra did its magic under the baton of Nicola Luisotti.

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Machtrausch und multiple Morde: Macbeth bei den Salzburger Festspielen

Asmik Grigorian (Lady Macbeth) © SF | Ruth Walz

Vladislav Sulimsky und Asmik Grigorian beeindrucken einmal mehr als mörderisches Paar; der stärkste Aspekt der gedanklich überfrachteten Inszenierung ist ihre detailreiche Personenführung.

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Ein mitreißender Andrea Chénier an der Wiener Staatsoper

Michael Fabiano (Andrea Chénier) und Sonya Yoncheva (Maddalena di Coigny) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
So viel wird selten geküsst! Michael Fabiano, Sonya Yoncheva und George Petean singen einen umwerfenden Andrea Chénier.
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