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ParisPerle noire : méditations pour JoséphineNew production

© Ruth Walz | Dutch National Opera
Sorey: Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine
Tyshawn Sorey; Peter Sellars; Opéra national de Paris; Carlos J Soto; James F Ingalls; International Contemporary Ensemble; Claudia Rankine

LondonPerle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine

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Sorey: Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine
Peter Sellars; Carlos J Soto; James F Ingalls; International Contemporary Ensemble; Jody Elff

GenevaOnly the Sound Remains

© GTG / Ronald Curchod
Saariaho: Only The Sound Remains
Ernest Martínez Izquierdo; Peter Sellars; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Julie Mehretu; Robby Duiveman; James F Ingalls; Ensemble Contrechamps
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ABT’s Onegin: masterful storytelling, formidable performances

Chloe Misseldine as Tatiana and Thomas Forster as Onegin in Onegin © Kyle Froman
American Ballet Theatre's Onegin is deliciously dramatic and a stunning visual feast. 
****1
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Dutch National Ballet's reimagined La Bayadère triumphs

Anna Tsygankova and Giorgi Potskhishvili in Dutch National Ballet's La Bayadère © Altin Kaftira
Dutch National Ballet's new production of La Bayadère does away with the ballet’s problematic gestures and movements, allowing the choreography to truly shine.
****1
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The newest: gala night at Paul Taylor Dance in New York

Yuniel Betancourt in Lauren Lovette's stim © Hisae Aihara
A letdown and a triumph at the Paul Taylor Dance gala this week, featuring new works by Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, both resident choreographers, she in her 4th year, he in his 2nd. 
****1
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Peter Sellars directs Italian debut of Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater

Fleur Barron (Adriana) © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
This co-production, previously seen in San Francisco, is more of a semi-staging, convinces thanks to committed performances from a cast led by Fleur Barron.  
****1
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Dancers come and go, The Hard Nut fresh as ever

Brandon Randolph, Joe Bowie and Elisa Clark in the Mark Morris Dance Group production The Hard Nut © Julieta Cervantes
It's 33 years since its premiere in Brussels, and in its eighth season in New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, this irreverent American classic is still firing on all cylinders.
*****
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Bernheim heads a powerhouse cast in the Met’s Hoffmann revival

Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann) and Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Nicklausse) © Karen Almond | Met Opera

After a heavily promoted but underwhelming opening night, the company gets the new season back on track with plenty of star power in Offenbach’s final masterpiece. 

****1
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ParisBeatrice di TendaNew production

Beatrice di Tenda à l'Opéra Bastille © Franck Ferville / Opéra national de Paris
Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda
Mark Wigglesworth; Peter Sellars; Opéra national de Paris; George Tsypin; Camille Assaf; James F Ingalls; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisCastor et Pollux

Opéra national de Paris
Rameau: Castor et Pollux
Teodor Currentzis; Peter Sellars; Opéra national de Paris; Joelle Aoun; Camille Assaf; James F Ingalls; Utopia

MunichTchaikovsky Overtures

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Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky Overtures
Alexei Ratmansky; Bavarian State Ballet; Mikhail Agrest; Jean-Marc Puissant; James F Ingalls