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Jukka-Pekka Saraste; Christoph Marthaler; Bavarian State Opera; Anna Viebrock; Dorothee Curio; Christian Gerhaher; Angela Denoke
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MunichLearNew production
Reimann: Lear
Jukka-Pekka Saraste; Christoph Marthaler; Bavarian State Opera; Anna Viebrock; Dorothee Curio; Christian Gerhaher; Angela Denoke
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COC's visually arresting Hänsel und Gretel brimming with ideas

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Salzburg's new staging of Enescu's operatic epic Oedipe is a visual and musical triumph.
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ENO's new production of Salome which opens the season features some commendable music-making, but is let down by a flawed concept and dull staging.
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