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RigaThe Concert (or, The Perils of Everybody)

© Agnese Zeltiņa
Chopin, Various
Jerome Robbins; Alexander Ekman; Latvian National Opera; Farhads Stade; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaLa Fille mal gardée

© Agnese Zeltiņa
Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Sir Frederick Ashton; Latvian National Opera; Farhads Stade; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaSwan Lake

© Andris Tone
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Aivars Leimanis; Latvian National Opera; Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Juan Guillermo Nova; Robert Perdziola; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaSalome

© Agnese Zeltiņa
Strauss R.: Salome
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Alvis Hermanis; Latvian National Opera; Jana Čivžele; Oskars Pauliņš; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaThe Jungle Book

© Kristaps Kalns
Lācis: The Jungle Book
Raimonds Martinovs; Latvian National Opera; Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Didzis Jaunzems; Elīna Milta-Niedrāja; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaCarmen

© Evelīna Vītola
Bizet: Carmen
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Latvian National Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Philippe Berthomé; Latvian National Opera Orchestra
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Salome in Riga, Winehouse at the Western Wall... with robots

Egils Siliņš (Jochanaan) and Astrid Kessler (Salome) © Agnese Zeltiņa
The limitations of AI are demonstrated in Alvis Hermanis’ problematic new production of Salome at Latvian National Opera. 
**111
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Latvian National Ballet relish Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova

Antons Freimans as Casanova and Sabīne Strokša as M.M. in Kenneth Tindall's Casanova © Kristaps Kalns, Latvian National Ballet
Kenneth Tindall's epic Casanova is a huge success for all concerned in Riga.
****1
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Sparkling new L'elisir d'amore from Latvian National Opera

Peter Kálmán (Dulcamara), Lubov Karetnikova (Adina) and chorus © Agnese Zeltiņa | Latvian National Opera
The leafy parks and cobbled streets of Riga’s old town are far removed from the intense heat of the little village in the Basque Country in which Donizetti set his L'elisir d'amore, but a new production at the Latvian National Opera captures much of the spirit of the work, adroitly balancing comedy with the joys and pain of love.
****1
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A game of light and darkness: Don Carlo in Riga

Gómez Bohórquez (Jester) and Arnold Rutkowski (Don Carlo) © Kristaps Kalns | Latvian National Opera
Claus Guth's staging walks a line between atmosphere and audacity, in a powerful company achievement from Latvian National Opera.
****1
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Yuliya Brauer a luminous Nikiya in La Bayadère

A beautiful performance worth quarantining for as Latvia leads the charge to preserve art and culture. 
****1
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Youthful style in Latvia National Opera's Fledermaus

Edmunds Freibergs and Latvian National Opera give us a Fledermaus that's high on style and sheer entertainment, with a notable Adele from Inga Šļubovska.
****1
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