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San FranciscoRusalka

War Memorial Opera House, Jun 19, 22, 25, 28 at 19:30

Dvořák: Rusalka

Eun Sun Kim; Sir David McVicar; San Francisco Opera; Rachel Willis-Sørensen; Brandon Jovanovich; Kristinn Sigmundsson; Jamie Barton

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Royal Albert Hall, Sat 14 Sep at 19:15

Kidane, Falla, Elgar, Mvula, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Offenbach, Grainger, Maconchy, Arlen, arr. Wood, Arne, arr. Sargeant, Parry, orch. Elgar, arr. Britten, Trad., arr. Paul Campbell

BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Jamie Barton; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus

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Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Oct 20 15:00, Oct 24 20:00, Oct 29 20:00, Nov 01 20:00, Nov 04 20:00, Nov 07 20:00, Nov 10 15:00

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Mark Wigglesworth; Mark Morris; Metropolitan Opera; Allen Moyer; Isaac Mizrahi; Jamie Barton; Hei-Kyung Hong

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Carnegie Hall: Zankel, Wed 13 Nov at 19:30

Purrington, Ives, Aucoin

American Composers Orchestra; George Manahan; Jiji; Jamie Barton

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Royal Festival Hall, Sat 22 Feb 2020 at 19:30

Widmann, Ravel, Beethoven

London Philharmonic Orchestra; Dima Slobodeniouk; Jamie Barton

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Atlanta Opera presents Dead Man Walking

Jamie Barton (Sister Helen Prejean) and Michael Mayes (Joseph De Rocher) © Jeff Roffman

William E Ford, 02 Feb

Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking is credited as being the most performed 21st-century opera, and with good reason.

****1

Sir Antonio Pappano © ROH | David Bebber

Dominic Lowe, 23 Oct

Perhaps feeling that the drama and emotion of the Ring Cycle wasn't enough for one year, Antonio Pappano assembled a strong quartet and deployed the ROH's forces in a powerful, moving performance of Verdi's Messa da Requiem.

****1

Daniel Brenna (Siegfried), Stacey Tappan, Renée Tatum and Lauren McNeese (Rhinemaidens) © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera

Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 24 Jun

The world is gloriously redeemed in the gripping final installment of San Francisco Opera's Ring cycle.

*****

Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde) and her Valkyrie sisters © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera

Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 20 Jun

San Francisco Opera's Die Walküre overcame a disappointing first act, winning the audience over with excellent singing and playing and impressive stage effects.

****1