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BerlinFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Helsinki Chamber ChoirConcert performance
Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre
Nicholas Collon; Frederic Wake-Walker; Nils Schweckendiek; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki Chamber Choir; Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
LondonAdriana Mater
Saariaho: Adriana Mater
André de Ridder; Annilese Miskimmon; English National Opera; Rosanna Vize; Evie Gurney; Lee Curran; English National Opera Orchestra
ParisMiroir de nos peinesWorld premiere
Parra: Miroir de nos peines (Mirror of our sorrows)
Ingo Metzmacher; Mariame Clément; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Bianca Deigner; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.
Pelléas et Mélisande as a dark, shining fairy tale in Geneva
A maximalist production of Pelléas et Mélisande at Geneva's Grand Théâtre shines, but tries a little too hard.
In these sacred halls: a long Sunday at the Enescu Festival
Bucharest’s temples of culture present rites of closure by Mozart, Kurtág and Bruckner… and a fleeting glimpse of Nirvana.
Great Britten: a fine Peter Grimes at La Scala
La Scala presents a new production of Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece, with an excellent cast led by tenor Brandon Jovanovich.
Warlikowski’s prison: From the House of the Dead in Rome
The Polish director comes to Italy for the first time to direct Janáček's last opera, with the young Belarusian Dmitry Matvienko conducting.
Illuminating history-makers: Nixon in China lands in Madrid
John Adams’ opera about Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Mao Tse-Tung is performed with all round excellence, with a real find on the podium in the shape of Olivia Lee-Gunderman.
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HelsinkiFRSO / Joana Carneiro
Berlioz, Boulanger, Bartók
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Joana Carneiro; Jingjing Xu; Pavel Černoch; Leigh Melrose