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SavonlinnaKarita Mattila – the grand festive gala
Respighi, Verdi, Strauss R., Busoni, Ponchielli, Wagner
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra; Hannu Lintu; Karita Mattila
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Wagner: Die Walküre
Sir Donald Runnicles; Francesca Zambello; San Francisco Opera; Michael Yeargan; Catherine Zuber; Mark McCullough; Iréne Theorin
LahtiSibelius Festival: Karita Mattila
Sibelius
Sinfonia Lahti; Dima Slobodeniouk; Karita Mattila
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In Brno, a vital and resonant Jenůfa
The Janáček Festival maintains its proud tradition with a brave eleventh-hour performance.
Starry knight: a strong Lohengrin revival in Munich
The Bavarian State Opera avoids the routine in a powerfully cast revival of Richard Jones' building-site production of Lohengrin.
A dreary Katya Kabanova is rescued by great singing at the Staatsoper
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden revives Andrea Breth’s desolate production of Janáček’s masterpiece with a great cast led by conductor Thomas Guggeis.
Faith and anguish: Carmélites at the Met
An unforgettable evening at the Met as John Dexter's production of Poulenc's masterpiece is revived to close the season.
Valkyries parachute into San Francisco
San Francisco Opera's Die Walküre overcame a disappointing first act, winning the audience over with excellent singing and playing and impressive stage effects.
Mahagonny in Zurich: a tale of excess and depravity
The backstory doesn’t bode well: three fugitive criminals decide to found a city that will pander to society’s most vital needs: food, sex, warfare, and alcohol.
