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London‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ from GlyndebourneSemi-staged performance
Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Robin Ticciati; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Rachel Willis-Sørensen; David Butt Philip; Samantha Hankey
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Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Alevtina Ioffe; Damiano Michieletto; La Monnaie | De Munt; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Robin Ticciati; Laurent Pelly; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; London Philharmonic Orchestra
LondonThe Magic Flute
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable
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The Armenian soprano sweeps all before her in a delightfully controlled, touching performance, enhanced by a voice that would melt the stoniest of hearts.
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Don Giovanni returns to the Palais Garnier. The production by Ivo van Hove lacks energy but is wonderfully served by a cast of great young talents.
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ParisDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Philippe Jordan; Ivo van Hove; Opéra national de Paris; Jan Versweyveld; An D'Huys; Jan Vandenhouwe; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisSimon Boccanegra
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Fabio Luisi; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Susanne Gschwender; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris