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Opéra national de Paris
Wagner: Die Walküre
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Dudamel’s LA Phil Walküre proves worth the wait

Ryan Speedo Green (Wotan) and Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde) © Elizabeth Asher
An enveloping performance of Die Walküre spans three consecutive evenings, featuring world class singing in Frank Gehry’s stunning space.
****1
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Between ecstasy and abyss: Korngold’s Violanta at the Deutsche Oper

Mihails Čuļpajevs (Alfonso), Ólafur Sigurdarson (Simone) and Laura Wilde (Violanta) © Marcus Lieberenz
David Hermann directs a new production of Korngold’s teenage opera, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. 
****1
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Three card trick: compelling new Queen of Spades at Garsington

Aaron Cawley (Herman) © Clive Barda
Jack Furness directs a terrific new Queen of Spades at Garsington – haunting and harrowing. 
****1
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A musically sumptuous, dramatically staid Die Walküre in Atlanta

Greer Grimsley (Wotan) and Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde) © Raftermen Photography
The second installment in The Atlanta Opera's first-ever Ring Cycle benefits from the committed performances of veteran Wagnerians like Christine Goerke and Greer Grimsley.
***11
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Seattle Opera’s fast-track Don revealed in stark black and white

Cut-down Mozart meets monochrome cinema. This certainly won’t be the most sumptuous Don you’ll ever see, but it is committed, imaginative and admirably compact.
***11
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A finely sung Katya Kabanova in rust-bucket Russia

Stephen Lawless' new production for Scottish Opera and Theater Magdeburg sets the action in the industrial wastelands of Russia. 

****1
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ParisLa Walkyrie

Opéra national de Paris
Wagner: Die Walküre
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Perfect Storm: a trio of sopranos on Katya Kabanova

Stephanie Corley in Opera North's Katya Kabanova © Guy Farrow
Ahead of productions of Katya Kabanova opening shortly in the UK at the Royal Opera, Opera North and Scottish Opera, the three sopranos taking on the title role examine the opera.