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BerlinLa VestaleNew production

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Spontini: La Vestale
Carlo Rizzi; Lydia Steier; Staatsoper Berlin; Giuseppe Mentuccia; Étienne Pluss; Katharina Schlipf; Valerio Tiberi

ViennaLa Damnation de FaustNew production

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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Bertrand de Billy; Lydia Steier; Vienna State Opera; Barbara Ehnes; Ursula Kudrna; Olaf Freese; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

BerlinLes Contes d'Hoffmann

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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Lydia Steier; Staatsoper Berlin; Momme Hinrichs; Ursula Kudrna; Olaf Freese; Staatskapelle Berlin

BerlinLa Vestale

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Spontini: La Vestale
Giuseppe Mentuccia; Lydia Steier; Staatsoper Berlin; Étienne Pluss; Katharina Schlipf; Valerio Tiberi; Staatskapelle Berlin

Frankfurt am MainAida

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Verdi: Aida
Pier Giorgio Morandi; Lydia Steier; Oper Frankfurt; Katharina Schlipf; Siegfried Zoller; Joachim Klein; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
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A Rosenkavalier in vivid hues opens the Zurich Opera season

Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs), Diana Damrau (Marschallin) and Angela Brower (Octavian) © Matthias Baus

Lydia Steier stages Strauss’ masterpiece to open Zurich Opera’s first premiere under the new artistic direction – a triumphant success. 

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The Best of All Possible Satires: Candide sparkles in Vienna

Ben McAteer (Pangloss), James Newby, Nikola Hillebrand, Matthew Newlin and Tatiana Kuryatnikova © Werner Kmetitsch
Lydia Steier's new production of Candide is a kaleidoscopic celebration of Leonard Bernstein's varied musical idioms. 
*****
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Golden Age Spain meets Soviet Russia in Geneva’s season opener

Dmitry Ulyanov (Philippe II) © Grand Théâtre de Genève | Magali Dougados
A grand rendition of Verdi’s Don Carlos opens season at the Grand Théâtre de Genève under the inspired baton of Marc Minkowski, in his first encounter with the opera, directed by Lydia Steier. 
***11
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Hearts of gold: a gritty La fanciulla at Staatsoper Berlin

A superb musical foundation under Antonio Pappano forms the basis for a satisfying new Fanciulla del West at the Staatoper in Berlin. 
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Love finds a balm for pain in Basel

Lydia Steier’s colourful production of Alcina in Basel was as much a lesson in conflict resolution as it was in the power of love.
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Sängerkrieg als Theaterstück: Tannhäuser an der Wiener Staatsoper

Clay Hilley (Tannhäuser) © Wiener Staatsoper | Ashley Taylor
Lydia Steier zeigt einen Titelhelden, der sich nicht entscheiden kann, in welcher Welt er leben möchte. Und Philippe Jordan kostet die reiche Klangpalette der späten Wiener Fassung aus.
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ParisLa VestaleNew production

La Vestale à l'Opéra de Paris © Guergana Damianova / Opéra national de Paris
Spontini: La Vestale
Bertrand de Billy; Lydia Steier; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Katharina Schlipf; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris; Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisSalomé

Salomé à l'Opéra national de Paris © Agathe Poupeney / Opéra national de Paris
Strauss R.: Salome
Simone Young; Lydia Steier; Opéra national de Paris; Momme Hinrichs; Andy Besuch; Olaf Freese; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

BrusselsMedusaWorld premiere

© Simon Van Rompay | La Monnaie De Munt
Bell: Medusa
Michiel Delanghe; Lydia Steier; La Monnaie | De Munt; Flurin Borg Madsen; Katharina Schlipf; Elana Siberski; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra