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TokyoSusanna Mälkki / John Relyea / Szilvia Vörös

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Dukas, Debussy, Bartók
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Susanna Mälkki; John Relyea; Szilvia Vörös

TokyoSusanna Mälkki / John Relyea / Szilvia Vörös

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Dukas, Debussy, Bartók
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Susanna Mälkki; John Relyea; Szilvia Vörös

MadridVerdi - Simon Boccanegra

© Manuel Alcorlo
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Nicola Luisotti; Pierre Audi; Teatro Real; Daniel Montané; Anish Kapoor; Wojciech Dziedzic; Jean Kalman

ViennaFrankfurt Radio Symphony

Musikverein Wien
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Alain Altinoglu; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien; Wiener Sängerknaben; Angela Brower; Charles Castronovo

MunichTannhäuser

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Wagner: Tannhäuser
Nathalie Stutzmann; Romeo Castellucci; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

BarcelonaDie Zauberflöte

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Josep Pons; Marcos Morau; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Max Glaenzel; Silvia Delagneau; Bernat Jansa; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
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Romeo Castellucci directs a new Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala

Sara Blanch (Mélisande) and Bernard Richter (Pelléas) © Monika Rittershaus | Teatro alla Scala

The Italian director makes his long-awaited Italian operatic debut at the Teatro alla Scala in a production which perfectly mirrors Debussy’s most enigmatic creation.

****1
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Stikhina and Clayton shine in DNO's uneven Maid of Orleans

Elena Stikhina (Joan) © Marco Borggreve
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov and a talented cast do everything to make Tchaikovsky’s opera work in Amsterdam, but problematic elements persist. 
***11
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Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal

Daniel Johansson (Parsifal) and Kristina Stanek (Kundry) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Compelling singers carry the day in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's first staging of Wagner’s swansong. 
****1
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San Francisco Opera's The Handmaid's Tale offers hope

Irene Roberts (Offred) © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
John Fulljames directs a new production of Poul Ruders' uncompromising operatic take on Margaret Atwood’s celebrated novel. 
****1
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Krzysztof Warlikowski’s spellbinding double bill a success in Naples

Barbara Hannigan (Elle) and John Relyea (Bluebeard) © Luciano Romano
Strong performances from Elīna Garanča, Barbara Hannigan and John Relyea plus innovative stage direction make for a standout production.
*****
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An unexpected bride in ENO’s Duke Bluebeard's Castle

John Relyea (Bluebeard) © Nirah Sanghani
A semi-staging of Bartók's tale of doors and brides at the Coliseum is saved from disaster when Jennifer Johnston steps in to sing Judith at very short notice, with the part gamely acted by Crispin Lord.
****1
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ParisDuke Bluebeard's Castle | La Voix humaine

© Bernd Uhlig | OnP
Bartók, Poulenc
Ingo Metzmacher; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

AmsterdamThe Maid of OrleansNew production

Elena Stikhina (Joan) © Marco Borggreve
Tchaikovsky: The Maid of Orleans
Valentin Uryupin; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Dutch National Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra