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AntwerpDer Schmied von Gent

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Schreker: Der Schmied von Gent
Martijn Dendievel; Ersan Mondtag; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Jef Smits; Josa Marx; Rainer Casper
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Jurowski completes his slow-burn LPO Ring cycle with Götterdämmerung

Kai Rüütel-Pajula, Svetlana Sozdateleva and the LPO © London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski's six-year Ring with the LPO closes as the cycle began: a gleaming, golden ring with a black hole at its core. 
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Marc Albrecht returns to Amsterdam with a Humperdinck rarity

Olga Kulchynska (Goose Girl) and Daniel Behle (King's Son) © Dutch National Opera | Monika Rittershaus

Christof Loy directs a new production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s rarely performed second opera, Königskinder.

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Angelic playing and singing in Petrenko's RPO Dream of Gerontius

At the Royal Albert Hall, the Philharmonia Chorus make an infernal set of demons, encouraged by that impish Lord of misrule, Vasily Petrenko. 
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Once more around the catwalk: Audi's Walküre in Amsterdam

Dutch National Opera revives Pierre Audi's acclaimed Die Walküre for the very last time.
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Skelton and Anger set the scene for a superb Walküre

We start with a triumphant Royal Opera debut from Stuart Skelton, we close with Nina Stemme at her finest; a thrilling orchestral performance links the two. A memorable Walküre.
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A bronze-toned lion: Kaufmann debuts as Otello

After all the speculation, Jonas Kaufmann made his role debut as Otello at The Royal Opera – an impressive, if not unqualified, success. 
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