Performer: James Farncombe

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GlyndebourneThe Barber of Seville

Glyndebourne Opera House, Oct 15, 18, 23, 25, 28, 31, Nov 02, 07

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia

Chloe Rooke; Annabel Arden; Glyndebourne Autumn; Joanna Parker; James Farncombe; Glyndebourne Sinfonia

Wiener Staatsoper, Oct 25, 28, 31, Nov 03

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Orpheus), SV318

Stefan Gottfried; Tom Morris; Vienna State Opera; Anna Fleischle; James Farncombe; Concentus Musicus Wien

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Nov 16, 21 mat, 23, 28 mat, 30, Dec 04

Janáček: Jenůfa

Tomáš Hanus; Claus Guth; Metropolitan Opera; Michael Levine; Gesine Völlm; James Farncombe; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wiener Staatsoper, 2027 Mar 11, 14, 17, 20

Verdi: La traviata

Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Simon Stone; Vienna State Opera; Robert Cousins; Alice Babidge; James Farncombe; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere

Joyce DiDonato (the Waitress) and Vilma Jää (Markéta) © Karen Almond | Met Opera

Kurt Gottschalk, 06 Apr

At the Metropolitan Opera, Innocence proves a gripping and perhaps divisive piece which feels real because it is a reflection of our reality, with no realistic hope of finding peace.

*****

Aušrinė Stundytė (Emilia Marty) and Sean Panikkar (Albert Gregor) © The Royal Opera | Camilla Greenwell

Mark Valencia, 04 Nov

Katie Mitchell wheels out her tired old tropes in The Makropulos Case, redeemed by its musical performances.

***11

Germán Olvera (Figaro) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Tristram Kenton

David Karlin, 16 May

Annabel Arden’s production provides joyous comedy, with vocal and orchestral performances of the very finest.

*****

Corinne Winters (Jenůfa) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell

Eleanor Knight, 15 Jan

Corinne Winters is phenomenal as the self-possessed Jenůfa in The Royal Opera's revival of Claus Guth's powerful staging.

*****

Lise Davidsen (Jenůfa) and Nina Stemme (Kostelnička) © Michael Brosilow

Cameron Kelsall, 12 Nov

Claus Guth's production foregrounds the regimented, repressive world that drives the plot of Janáček’s tragic masterpiece.

*****

Justina Gringytė (Carmen) © James Glossop

David Smythe, 16 May

Fine singing from Justina Gringytė, Alok Kumar and Hye-Youn Lee lead a strong supporting cast, with Dane Lam conducting the Scottish Opera Orchestra and Chorus on top form.

****1

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