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Darkness without passion: Damiano Michieletto’s Carmen at La Scala
Despite Michieletto's visual gloom, the evening is redeemed by Myung-whun Chung’s masterful conducting and a cast that brings conviction to a production that rarely trusts the opera’s own dramatic power.
Orchestra and chorus light up Garsington's Eugene Onegin revival
The Philharmonia and Garsington Chorus deliver great performances, as do Natalia Tanasii and Fleur Barron as the two Larina sisters.
There will be blood: Elektra in Salzburg
An Elektra conducted like Mendelssohnian fairy music, sung not shouted, just as Strauss required.
A florid perversity: Barrie Kosky fires up Die Gezeichneten in Zurich
Barrie Kosky’s production of Franz Schreker’s Die Gezeichneten (The Branded) is in keeping with what was long considered one of the early 20th century’s most scandalous works.
Simplicity the key to new Butterfly in Zurich
Apparently, the composer himself was a notorious cheater, we can assume that some of the unsavoury themes of his 1904 opera “Madame Butterfly” were close to the bone.
A man’s world: Bieito’s Carmen revived in Oslo
The revival of Calixto Bieito's Carmen in Oslo proves a bumpy ride, with uneven singing and orchestral playing, saved by Katarina Bradić's captivating portrayal of the title heroine.
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Gustavo Gimeno; Laurent Pelly; Teatro Real; Caroline Ginet; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real; Coro Titular del Teatro Real