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LondonBerlioz’s ‘The Damnation of Faust’Concert performance

BBC Proms
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Jakob Lehmann; Les Siècles; Maîtrise de Radio France; John Osborn; Véronique Gens

ParisHamlet

© Elisa Haberer | OnP
Thomas: Hamlet
Michael Schønwandt; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

GenevaJohn Osborn

© DR
John Osborn; Beatrice Benzi

SavonlinnaNormaConcert performance

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Bellini: Norma
Riccardo Frizza; Gothenburg Opera Orchestra; Gothenburg Opera Chorus; Lisette Oropesa; Ann-Kristin Jones

ViennaLa Damnation de FaustNew production

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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Bertrand de Billy; Lydia Steier; Vienna State Opera; Barbara Ehnes; Ursula Kudrna; Olaf Freese; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

ViennaDon Giovanni

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Mozart: Don Giovanni
Tomáš Hanus; Barrie Kosky; Vienna State Opera; Katrin Lea Tag; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Benvenuto Cellini: Strassberger loses the plot at La Monnaie

John Osborn (Benvenuto Cellini) © Simon Van Rompay
Thaddeus Strassberger’s Brussels debut presents Berlioz's opera semiseria with plenty of good music but far more visual noise. 
***11
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Benjamin Zander’s Verdi Requiem with the Boston Philharmonic

The Boston Philharmonic perform Verdi’s Messa da Requiem © Paul Mardy
Benjamin Zander’s meticulous preparation, compelling concept and strong casting make for a shattering experience in the Boston Philharmonic’s performance. 
*****
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A Whitsun Festival crowned by Rossini’s magic in Salzburg

Sergey Romanovsky and Cecilia Bartoli © © SF/Marco Borrelli

An exciting gala concert led by Cecilia Bartoli closed the Whitsun Festival in Salzburg, under the expert baton of Gianluca Capuano.

****1
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Tudor history, gothic thrills: Roberto Devereux in Bergamo

Jessica Pratt (Elisabetta) © Gianfranco Rota
Is Roberto Devereux the finest of Donizetti's four Tudor operas? Stephen Langridge's stylish, stylised production and a wonderful cast under Riccardo Frizza make a great case for it. 
****1
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La Fenice closes season with a lively new Fille du regiment

John Osborn (Tonio) and Maria Grazia Schiavo (Marie) © Michele Crosera

John Osborn dazzles again as Tonio in a nostalgic new production by Barbe and Doucet, with a strong cast under the baton of Stefano Ranzani.

***11
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A surprise ending in Staatsoper's I puritani revival

Pretty Yende and John Osborn bring star quality to this revival of John Dew’s Vienna staging of Bellini's Civil War opera.
****1
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VeniceLa Favorite

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Donizetti: La Favorite
Donato Renzetti; Rosetta Cucchi; Teatro La Fenice; Massimo Checchetto; Claudia Pernigotti; Veronica Simeoni; John Osborn

RomeLes Vêpres siciliennes

Roberto Frontali (Montfort) and John Osborn (Henri) © Yasuko Kageyama | Opera di Roma
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani)
Daniele Gatti; Valentina Carrasco; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Richard Peduzzi; Luis F Carvalho; Roberto Frontali; John Osborn