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BregenzLa traviataNew production
Verdi: La traviata
Kirill Karabits; Damiano Michieletto; Pietro Rizzo; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti
BerlinFrançois-Xavier Roth conducts Strauss, Berlioz and Boulanger
Strauss R., Berlioz, Boulanger
François-Xavier Roth; Véronique Gens; Julien Behr; Jean-Sébastien Bou
RomeIphigénie en TaurideNew production
Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
Alessandro De Marchi; Robert Carsen; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Tobias Hoheisel; Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
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Paris 1913 brought to life by Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
Two works premiered in Paris in 1913 – Lili Boulanger's Faust et Hélène and Stravinsky The Rite of Spring – excite the Edinburgh International Festival audience... but spark no riots.
Degout and Devieilhe star in Hamlet revival
Hamlet lives! Ambroise Thomas' operatic take on The Bard has a particularly French ending but that doesn't spoil this terrific revival in Paris.
The sacrifice of Bérénice: a long break-up at the Opéra Garnier in Paris
In Bérénice, given its world première at the Opéra Garnier, composer Michael Jarrell revisits Racine's refined tragedy with the help of the inspired voices of Barbara Hannigan and Bo Skovhus.
Marton turns Don Giovanni into a wrist-slashing wimp
A disappointing new production by David Marton at Opéra de Lyon.
An uplifting Beethoven Ninth from an orchestra in peril
It is unlikely that anyone went home from this soul-inspiring performance without that famous "Ode" ringing in his or her head.
Hours of fun: Ravel's two one-act operas in Cologne
Cologne Opera's staging of Ravel's two comedies needed a stronger directorial response to the performance space, but the musical rewards compensated.
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ParisLa VestaleNew production
Spontini: La Vestale
Bertrand de Billy; Lydia Steier; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Katharina Schlipf; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris; Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Thomas: Hamlet
Pierre Dumoussaud; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris