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MadridJanácek - Katia KabanováNew production

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Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Gustavo Gimeno; Christof Loy; Teatro Real; Étienne Pluss; Robby Duiveman; Fabrice Kebour; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real

LeipzigGewandhausorchester & HK GruberConcert performance

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Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
HK Gruber; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lauren Michelle; Wallis Giunta; Michael Laurenz

ViennaArabella

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Strauss R.: Arabella
Constantin Trinks; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Vienna State Opera; Rolf Glittenberg; Marianne Glittenberg; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
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Schmidt’s monumental oratorio opens NHKSO's new season with a bang

Fabio Luisi conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra © NHKSO
The NHKSO's centenary season opens with a rarely-performed masterpiece, Franz Schmidt’s oratorio Das Buch des sieben Siegeln. A leading advocate of Schmidt's music, Fabio Luisi conducts the monumental work with powerful intensity.
****1
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Cheap laughs in Staatsoper Berlin’s new Entführung aus dem Serail

Bülent Ceylan (Bassa Selim), David Steffens (Osmin) and Adela Zaharia (Konstanze) © Stephan Rabold
Andrea Moses transforms Mozart’s opera into a hybrid of Singspiel, stand-up comedy and cabaret, a concept that rarely deepens the work and often competed directly with it.
***11
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Jessica Pratt sparkles in Strehler’s iconic Entführung at La Scala

Die Entführung aus dem Serail © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Young conductor Thomas Guggeis makes a rousing debut at La Scala leading a great cast in one of the greatest productions of the 20th century. 

*****
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Welser-Möst begins his Ring farewell with a rousing Rheingold

Michael Nagy (Alberich) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Sven-Erich Bechtolf's staging of Wagner's Ring returns with Franz Welser-Möst at the helm for the final time, having recently announced his retirement of the cycle from his repertoire. 
****1
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Schreker's Der Schatzgräber: a rewarding treasure hunt in Berlin

Christof Loy unearths hidden treasure with an opera by Franz Schreker long since buried after taking Europe by storm in the 1920s.
****1
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Rage against the machine: Rasche's Elektra grinds down performers

More of a distraction than an enhancement, Ulrich Rasche’s giant steel machine grinds down the performers of this dark Elektra, which ultimately stumbles over its own feet.
***11
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