Performer: Kang Wang

BarcelonaLa bohème

Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Dec 30, 2027 Jan 02, 03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19

Puccini: La bohème

Giacomo Sagripanti; Paolo Gavazzeni; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Leila Fteita; Nicoletta Ceccolini; Andrea Anfossi; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

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Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Jul 21, 23, 25, 30, Aug 01, 05, 08 mat, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21

Verdi: Rigoletto

Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra

Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Aug 20, 22 mat

Opera Australia Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci; Stuart Maunder; Alex Lynn; Jessica Pratt; Caitlin Hulcup

Regent Theatre, Nov 07, 08 mat, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 mat, 17, 18

Puccini: La bohème

Finnegan Downie Dear; Constantine Costi; Opera Australia; Dann Barber; Sabina Myers; Morgan Moroney; Orchestra Victoria

Wiener Staatsoper, Dec 06, 08, 13

Puccini: La bohème

Domingo Hindoyan; Franco Zeffirelli; Vienna State Opera; Marcel Escoffier; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Wiener Staatsoper, 2027 Feb 08, 12, 15, 19

Strauss R.: Der Rosenkavalier

Sebastian Weigle; Otto Schenk; Vienna State Opera; Rudolf Heinrich; Erni Kniepert; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

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Power and vulnerability: COC revives Madama Butterfly

Kang Wang (Pinkerton) and Eri Nakamura (Cio-Cio-San) © Michael Cooper

Michelle Assay, 24 Jan

The Toronto revival of Michael Grandage’s straightforward but elegant production shields Puccini’s genius from contemporary critiques.

****1

Marina Rebeka (Violetta) © Luciano Romano

Lorenzo Fiorito, 14 Jul

Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka sings Violetta in Lorenzo Amato's traditional – but damp – staging.

***11

Samantha Clarke (Violetta) © Keith Saunders

Zoltán Szabó, 04 Jan

Sarah Giles' new production replaces Elijah Moshinsky's venerable staging, and the talented cast delivers a successful performance.

*****

Yining Chen, Tan Dun and the London Philharmonic Orchestra © London Philharmonic Orchestra

Christopher Woodley, 22 Jan

Tan Dun conducts the LPO in the UK premiere of his Buddha Passion, hyped as “without precedent in the Western concert hall”.

**111

Lauren Fagan (Violetta) and Kang Wang (Alfredo) © That Photography Place

Brian Angus, 25 Aug

Sarah Giles directs a no-frills production for the State Opera of South Australia, but one that brims with emotion.

****1

Kang Wang makes a striking Opera Australia debut in La bohème

Chantal Nguyen, 02 Jan

Gale Edwards' popular revival, set in the 1930s Weimar Republic, brings visual delight and showcases Australian-Chinese tenor Kang Wang as Rodolfo.

****1

Performer: Kang Wang

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Lauren Fagan and Kang Wang excel in Adelaide's new Traviata

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