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An arthouse staging for Messiaen's testament of beauty in Geneva
Installation art sounds a dissonant note with the sublime harmony of Saint François d’Assise in Adel Abdessemed's creation at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
Natalya Romaniw an imperious Tatyana
The cavernous Mayflower pit eats singers for breakfast and only Natalya Romaniw’s full-blooded Tatyana escaped its jaws unmarked
Ugly and brilliant: Wozzeck at Dutch National Opera
Clarity and mounting horror in the orchestra pit, the full truth and ugliness of the human condition onstage. Dutch National Opera’s new production of Wozzeck is stomach-churning for all the right reasons.
Usher House falls dramatically... twice
Two American premières offer very different musical and dramatic takes on Poe's short story, and both prove gripping.
Sivadier's production of La traviata languishes in Vienna
An unsympathetic production of La traviata fails to impress at the Staatsoper.
Simon Rattle begins his Vienna Ring journey
Vienna Staatsoper revived Wagner's Ring Cycle with a splendid orchestral performance of Das Rheingold led by Sir Simon Rattle.