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Performer: Jamie Barton

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ParisRusalka

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Dvořák: Rusalka
Kazushi Ono; Robert Carsen; Opéra national de Paris; Michael Levine; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

San FranciscoDead Man Walking

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Heggie: Dead Man Walking
Patrick Summers; Leonard Foglia; San Francisco Opera; Michael McGarty; Jess Goldstein; Brian Nason; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

HoustonWagner’s Tristan and Isolde

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Juraj Valčuha; Houston Symphony; Tamara Wilson; Stuart Skelton; Derek Welton
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Il trovatore returns to the Met with an impressive young cast

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Four superstars deliver dramatic moments in this revival of Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired staging of Verdi’s melodrama. 
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Sibelius joyously celebrated at the BBC Proms

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Jamie Barton sings Mahler's Rückert-Lieder and a UK premiere for Julius Eastman's Second Symphony, a final love letter. 
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Barton’s Azucena drags Trovatore from the flames

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Adele Thomas’ Royal Opera staging channels the Marx Brothers in playing it for laughs, but the musical compensations are many under Sir Antonio Pappano.
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Jamie Barton on Mahler's Rückert-Lieder

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The American mezzo shares her experiences of singing Mahler's emotional song collection and how important it is to tell the story in a truthful way.

Jamie Barton: top ten Verdi mezzos

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Verdi wrote some terrific "larger than life" roles for mezzo-sopranos. Jamie Barton picks her favourite singers for her "top ten" playlist.