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Giuseppe Mentuccia; Dieter Dorn; Staatsoper Berlin; Joanna Piestrzyńska; Moidele Bickel; Tobias Löffler; Staatskapelle Berlin
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At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna
Marco Armiliato’s conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper’s latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.
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Tragic love, deceit, retribution... and Plácido Domingo. Despite its darkness, the Wiener Staatsoper's revival of Simon Boccanegra makes for an enjoyable evening.
Norma in Zurich: superb vocalists trapped in a minimalist staging
A production which has Robert Wilson's signature all over it, but feels like a wagon in front of the horse.
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A gripping performance of one of opera’s masterpieces in Berlin.
Abandoned in a chilly Louisiana desert
An aesthetically handsome but cold and distant staging mars the long-awaited return of Eva-Maria Westbroek as Puccini’s heroine at Dutch National Opera.