Performer: Joshua Guerrero

SingaporeVerdi's Requiem

Esplanade Concert Hall, 2027 Apr 29, 30

Verdi: Messa da Requiem

Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu; Singapore Symphony Chorus; Singapore Symphony Youth Choir; Symphonia Choralis; Eudenice Palaruan

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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Oct 25 mat, 29, Nov 01 mat, 04, 07

Bizet: Carmen

Domingo Hindoyan; Thaddeus Strassberger; LA Opera; Mattie Ullrich; Pablo Santiago; LA Opera Orchestra

Wiener Staatsoper, Nov 15, 18, 20, 24

Puccini: Madama Butterfly

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut

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Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 2027 Mar 21, 24, 27, 29

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Bertrand de Billy; Johannes Erath; Staatsoper Berlin; Kaspar Glarner; Birgit Wentsch; Olaf Freese; Staatskapelle Berlin

Nationaltheater, 2027 May 17, 21, 23, 27

Puccini: Tosca

Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Kornél Mundruczó; Bavarian State Opera; Monika Pormale; Felice Ross; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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Thaddeus Strassberger directs a tough love Carmen in Los Angeles

Laurence Vittes, 17 Oct

LA Opera’s new season opens with a new production of Bizet’s Carmen, conducted by new Music Director Domingo Hindoyan, but the spectacular effects detract from the drama.

***11

Franz Welser-Möst and Asmik Grigorian © Chris Lee

Edward Sava-Segal, 20 Jan

Asmik Grigorian leads a strong quartet of soloists and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus shape the performance at Carnegie Hall.

****1

Joshua Guerrero (Luigi), Leah Hawkins (Giorgetta) and Daniel Luis de Vicente (Michele) © Monika Rittershaus | Dutch National Opera

Eleanor Knight, 03 May

Barrie Kosky brings his trio of Puccini productions to a close with another triptych: Il trittico in a triumphant staging.

*****

Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San) and Joshua Guerrero (Pinkerton) © ROH | Marc Brenner

David Karlin, 14 Mar

With the help of excellent singing and acting performances from a cast led by Asmik Grigorian and Joshua Guerrero, Puccini’s tale of abandonment hits home.

****1

Bogdan Volkov (Rinuccio), Ambrogio Maestri (Gianni Schicchi) and Serena Sáenz (Lauretta) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

Chanda VanderHart, 16 Oct

The first premiere of the new Staatsoper season is a qualified success, led by Eleanora Buratto's superb Suor Angelica and Ambrogio Maestri's masterly Gianni Schicchi in Puccini's triptych of one-act operas.

****1

Maria Agresta captivates in latest ROH revival of Madama Butterfly

David Truslove, 12 Sep

A mixed bag of performances at Covent Garden, but with an outstanding Butterfly who brings ample rewards to an evening where the emotional temperature eventually soars.

***11

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