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BarcelonaWagner’s Valkyrie
Gubaidulina, Wagner
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Ludovic Morlot; Kathleen O'Mara; Joachim Bäckström; Stephen Milling
Los AngelesCarmenNew production
Bizet: Carmen
Domingo Hindoyan; Thaddeus Strassberger; LA Opera; Mattie Ullrich; Pablo Santiago; LA Opera Orchestra
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BBCSSO in Edinburgh: Mahlerian melodrama, Schubertian shadow
The Edinburgh International Festival roll out their A-team for Mahler's early Das Klagende Lied, with shadowy textures and quivering darkness in Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.
Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Carmen
Sasha Cooke’s thoughtful role debut anchors Paul Curran’s visually and musically alert but dramatically uneven production.
Energetic cast brightens up the Met’s tired-looking Barbiere
Bartlett Sher’s 2006 production of Rossini’s tuneful masterpiece is showing its age, but a superb cast and conductor keep the comedy moving.
Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast
With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.
Strauss' Elektra in München: archaischer Racherausch
Herbert Wernickes fast 30 Jahre alte Inszenierung von Richard Strauss' monumentalem Einakter ist auch heute ein faszinierend visuelles wie musikalisches Erlebnis.
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MilanDie WalküreNew production
Wagner: Die Walküre
Simone Young; Sir David McVicar; Teatro alla Scala; Emma Kingsbury; David Finn; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala