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Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Johannes Debus; Joel Ivany; Canadian Opera Company; S. Katy Tucker; Ming Wong; Emily Fons; Simone Osborne
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Simone Young; Calixto Bieito; Teatro Real; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Bo Skovhus; Angeles Blancas
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Song of Destiny: Enescu's Oedipe at the Salzburg Festival
Salzburg's new staging of Enescu's operatic epic Oedipe is a visual and musical triumph.
English National Opera revives Lucia di Lammermoor in chilling style
It’s the sprig of nightshade on a blood-red confection.
Flogging a dead horse: a new Salome at English National Opera
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.
Sir John in Love: the fat knight returns to Covent Garden
Sir Bryn Terfel’s Falstaff is still a cherishable rogue as he takes on the title role in Robert Carsen’s joyous staging at the Royal Opera.
Risk of sensory overload: ENO's Lulu
William Kentridge's Lulu for ENO is easier to admire than it is to love. But if you want to be challenged dramatically, this is the opera to do it.
