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Performer: Marianna Hovanisyan

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LondonJette Parker Artists Summer Performance 2026

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Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Talia Stern; Hannah Edmunds; Marianna Hovanisyan; Jingwen Cai

LondonParsifalNew production

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Wagner: Parsifal
Jakub Hrůša; Evgeny Titov; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Esther Bialas; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

LondonThe Magic Flute

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable
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McVicar’s Figaro celebrates its 20th Royal Opera anniversary

Alex Esposito (Figaro) and Svetlina Stoyanova (Cherubino) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
While this revival is imperfect, the Cherubino of Svetlina Stoyanova proves a marvel to hear.
***11
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The Magic Flute returns in triumph to the Royal Opera House

Lucy Crowe (Pamina), Amitai Pati (Tamino) and the Royal Opera Chorus © The Royal Opera | Johan Persson
Sir David McVicar's classic staging of The Magic Flute, now over 20 years old, shines afresh in a stylish performance conducted by Marie Jacquot, making her Covent Garden debut.  
****1
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Pappano and the LSO on fire in Strauss and Puccini at the BBC Proms

Carolina López Moreno, Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
This Strauss-Puccini Prom concert paired the Symphonic Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten and Puccini's one-act opera, Suor Angelica
*****
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In Mears’ bleak Royal Opera Semele, Pretty Yende stands out

Pretty Yende (Semele) © The Royal Opera | Camilla Greenwell
Superb Handelian singing and intense character acting light up Handel’s Semele, staged as a stark, uncompromising indictment of the rich and powerful. 
****1
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Mummy issues: Michieletto’s Carmen returns to The Royal Opera

Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) © RBO | Marc Brenner
Aigul Akhmetshina is on the verge of becoming the definitive Carmen; in this first revival of Michieletto's 2024 production at Covent Garden, she delivers the standout performance. 
***11
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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Luna: uneven, but with high points

Beatrice Parma in  Thaís Suárez' Unwavering © Katja Ogrin
Visually pleasing, superbly danced and musically rousing, yet Luna doesn’t quite reach the pinnacle. 
***11
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