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BerlinLove Fantasies

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Strauss R., Schumann
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin; James Gaffigan; Adela Zaharia

MunichJames Gaffigan & Matias Piñeira

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Korngold, Williams, Prokofiev
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; James Gaffigan; Matias Piñeira

MunichJames Gaffigan & Matias Piñeira

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Korngold, Williams, Prokofiev
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; James Gaffigan; Matias Piñeira

BerlinHansel and Gretel

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Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
James Gaffigan; Dagmar Manzel; Komische Oper Berlin; Killian Farrell; Korbinian Schmidt; Victoria Behr; Olaf Freese

BerlinLet's Hopp to it!

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Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin; James Gaffigan; Max Hopp

BerlinKing Ro­ger

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Szymanowski: King Roger, (Król Roger) Op.46
James Gaffigan; Evgeny Titov; Komische Oper Berlin; Xin Tan; Paul Zoller; Annemarie Woods; Sebastian Alphons
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An all-American Prom from Gaffigan and the BBCSO

James Gaffigan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
James Gaffigan's programme ranges from Wynton Marsalis’s fizzing but elusive new work for orchestra, Gershwin’s stylish Piano Concerto to a compelling account of Barber’s First Symphony.
***11
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Edinburgh International Festival opens with monumental Marsalis work

Wynton Marsalis and James Gaffigan © Andrew Perry

James Gaffigan conducts the RSNO and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a swinging EIF opener: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise.

****1
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Barrie Kosky directs a ferocious new Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Ambur Braid (Katerina Izmailova) © Monika Rittershaus
Shostakovich's opera is laid bare in Berlin, to devastating effect, with a distinguished cast led by Ambur Braid. 
****1
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Masks and obsessions: Evgeny Titov’s Salome at Komische Oper Berlin

Salome at Komiscje Oper Berlin © Jan Windszus Photography
Salome is faceless and the Dance of the Seven Veils becomes a sardonic commentary on seduction in Komische Oper Berlin's austere new staging. 
****1
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A blade too dull: Kosky directs Sweeney Todd at Komische Oper

Dagmar Manzel (Mrs Lovett) and Christopher Purves (Sweeney Todd) © Jan Windszus Photography
With a brand new production by Barrie Kosky, Komische Oper Berlin's first venture into the Sondheim repertoire mostly falls flat.
**111
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Kirill Serebrennikov’s Marriage of Figaro challenges Edinburgh

Peter Kellner (Figaro) and Penny Sofroniadou (Susanna) © Jess Shurte

Komische Oper Berlin's The Marriage of Figaro is staged at the Edinburgh International Festival with a strong cast headed by Penny Sofroniadou and Peter Kellner. 

****1
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AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Fauré

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Fauré: Requiem, Op.48
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); James Gaffigan; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Laurence Guillod; Thomas Tatzl

AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Beethoven

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Beethoven: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) for chorus, Op.112
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); James Gaffigan; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)

VerbierCarmina Burana

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Prokofiev, Orff
Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra; James Gaffigan; Bruce Liu; Hera Hyesang Park; Sunnyboy Dladla; Johannes Kammler
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Man for all seasons: James Gaffigan goes transatlantic

James Gaffigan © Mikel Ponce
With a contract at Berlin’s Komische Oper extended to 2030, conductor James Gaffigan is soon to take up the music directorship at Houston Grand Opera from 2027. We talk about how he does it all...

Houston Grand Opera names James Gaffigan as next Music Director

James Gaffigan © Claire McAdams
The American conductor will take on his first Music Director role at an American institution from the start of the 2027–28 season.