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The Queen of Spades plays her cards right in Naples
Willy Decker does not try to make the structure of the plot any clearer, mainly concentrating on the deeper meaning of the work. The cast was excellent.
Kàt’a Kabanova takes flight in Naples
A terrific staging of Janáček's opera is successfully revived at the Teatro di San Carlo.
Staging, spectacle, singing: three-card trick at Savonlinna
This was more stadium rock than stuffy opera house, lighting as ‘metaphor made real’ as the lovers were – literally – star-struck, blinded by love.
A searing Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in Munich
Harry Kupfer's vivid and enlightening production came alive by soprano Anja Kampe's courageous performance and by conductor Oksana Lyniv's briliant direction.
A chilling merry-go-round: Prokofiev’s The Gambler in Vienna
High intensity girl power for a complex task: Simone Young shines in the pit, Karoline Gruber’s staging convinces with expertise and attention to detail.
