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RigaLa bohème

© Kristaps Kalns
Puccini: La bohème
Arvo Volmer; Latvian National Opera; Fabien Lédé; Fyodor Podgorny; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir

RigaDon Quixote

© Evelīna Vītola
Minkus: Don Quixote
Marius Petipa; Aivars Leimanis; Latvian National Opera; Farhads Stade; Mārtiņš Vilkārsis; Elita Patmalniece; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaAida

© Agnese Zeltiņa
Verdi: Aida
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Māra Ķimele; Latvian National Opera; Ilmārs Blumbergs; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir

RigaTell me (no) Tales

© Agnese Zeltiņa
Šipkēvics, Leimane
Elza Leimane; Antons Freimans; Latvian National Opera; Aigars Meri; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaDracula

© Kristaps Kalns
Kilar: Dracula
Krzysztof Pastor; Latvian National Opera; Charles Cusick Smith; Phil R. Daniels; Latvian National Opera Orchestra

RigaLa traviata

© Andris Krieviņš
Verdi: La traviata
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Andrejs Žagars; Latvian National Opera; Andris Freibergs; Kristīne Pasternaka; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir
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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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