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Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere
At the Metropolitan Opera, Innocence proves a gripping and perhaps divisive piece which feels real because it is a reflection of our reality, with no realistic hope of finding peace.
Urgent and intense: Innocence opens at the Royal Opera House
Kaija Saariaho's opera – staged by Simon Stone and the hit of the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival – makes its UK debut.
At the Festival d'Aix: to hear Tristan... and to die
The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence gives us a definitive performance of Wagner's opera – but for listening only.
It was all a dream: an absorbing Die tote Stadt in Munich
With an unsurpassed cast, devoted conducting and a brilliantly imaginative staging, the Bavarian State Opera's new production of Korngold's Die tote Stadt is a triumph.
Scheinheilige (Un)Menschlichkeit: The Greek Passion in Salzburg
Musikalisch stark und szenisch eindringlich wird Bohuslav Martinůs Oper bei den Salzburger Festspielen zu einem Erfolg auf ganzer Linie.
Satanic Panic: Die Teufel von Loudun an der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Simon Stone inszeniert Pendereckis Erstlingsoper als grausamen Schocker, der so manchen übel aufstößt.