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SalzburgIl tritticoNew production
Puccini
Franz Welser-Möst; Christof Loy; Etienne Pluss; Barbara Drosihn; Fabrice Kebour; Vienna Philharmonic
LondonMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Nicola Luisotti; Moshe Leiser; The Royal Opera; Christian Fenouillat; Agostino Cavalca; Christophe Forey; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
ChicagoDon Carlos
Verdi: Don Carlo(s)
Enrique Mazzola; Sir David McVicar; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Robert Jones; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Joachim Klein; Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
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AmsterdamTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Lorenzo Viotti; Barrie Kosky; Dutch National Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Klaus Bruns; Franck Evin; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
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Barrie Kosky's Tosca as opera noir in Amsterdam
Barrie Kosky's psychological thriller approach to Tosca at Dutch National Opera benefits greatly from the strong performances of its three principals.
Pared-down Puccini: The Royal Opera's La bohème gains new urgency
A uniformly excellent ensemble enlivens the Royal Opera House's latest Bohème revival.
A briskly conducted Bohème revived in Toronto
The COC's revival production of Puccini's La bohème is an enjoyable trip to the opera but it won't blow your socks off.
Venera Gimadieva leads a moving Traviata in DC
A strong new Traviata from Washington National Opera with the welcome house debut of Venera Gimadieva as a fabulous Violetta.
Tears on the picnic lawn: Madama Butterfly at Glyndebourne
After dipping its toe in the cherry blossom for Glyndebourne's Tour in 2016, Annilese Miskimmon's staging of Puccini's gut-wrencher hits the main festival.
Miller's Rigoletto makes a flawed return to ENO
Jonathan Miller's production remains a work of brilliance, but poor conducting amongst other things keeps this revival from getting off the ground.