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VilniusA Midsummer Night's Dream

© Martynas Aleksa
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Martynas Stakionis; Gintaras Varnas; Lithuanian National Opera; Vytautas Narbutas; Juozas Statkevičius; Eugenijus Sabaliauskas; Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra

VilniusA Midsummer Night's Dream

© Martynas Aleksa
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Raimonda Skabeikaitė; Gintaras Varnas; Lithuanian National Opera; Julius Geniušas; Vytautas Narbutas; Juozas Statkevičius; Eugenijus Sabaliauskas
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A forgotten meta-opera at La Scala: Gassmann’s L’opera seria

Julie Fuchs (Stonatrilla) and Josh Lovell (Ritornello) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Christophe Rousset leads a great cast and an even greater orchestra in Gassmann’s 1769 rarity in Laurent Pelly’s visually striking, but oddly subdued, take on a comedy that thrives on chaos. 

***11
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Rinaldo conducts Rinaldo at the Karlsruhe Handel Festival

Valeria Girardello (Armida) © Felix Grünschloß
With dazzling set designs and powerhouse sopranos, Karlsruhe’s Rinaldo upholds the opera's Baroque fantasy allure in a flawed yet fascinating production, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini. 
***11
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Aesthetic unity shines in bold staging of Orfeo ed Euridice in Tokyo

Several notable house debuts, including the renowned director and choreographer Sabuto Teshigawara, enlivened the New National Theatre's first-ever production of Gluck's opera.
****1
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A delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream at Scottish Opera

Dominic Hill brings a touch of the theatre to a finely sung new production of Britten's opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a driven ensemble.

*****
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A true Trionfo in Salzburg

A new, insightful production by Robert Carsen gives life to Handel’s early oratorio at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, with a magnificent cast led by Cecilia Bartoli.
*****
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Rodelinda hits all the marks at Dutch National Opera

A veritable Baroque bonanza featuring a top-tier cast and orchestra in an emotionally incisive and handsomely crafted production.
*****
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Baroque Inquisition: Lawrence Zazzo

Lawrence Zazzo faces our Baroque Inquisition as we find out more about the rise of the countertenor.