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BerlinLearNew production

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Reimann: Lear
Nicholas Carter; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Rebecca Ringst; Klaus Bruns; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

DresdenHayato Sumino – Cateen

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Strauss R., Gershwin, Sumino, Bernstein
Dresden Philharmonic; Nicholas Carter; Hayato Sumino

BrusselsSummer Delights

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Ravel, Martinů, Beethoven
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra; Nicholas Carter; Antoine Tamestit

GlyndebourneBilly Budd

Thomas Mole (Billy Budd) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Britten: Billy Budd
Nicholas Carter; Michael Grandage; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Christopher Oram; Paule Constable; London Philharmonic Orchestra

New York CityThe Magic Flute: Holiday Presentation

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Nicholas Carter; Julie Taymor; Metropolitan Opera; Patrick Furrer; George Tsypin; Donald Holder

SeattleMahler's Fourth Symphony

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Strauss R., Debussy, Mahler
Seattle Symphony; Nicholas Carter; Patricia Westley
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Billy Budd makes a welcome return to Glyndebourne

Thomas Mole (Billy Budd) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Michael Grandage’s production shows no signs of age, with fine central performances from Thomas Mole, Allan Clayton and Sam Carl, and fine playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
****1
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Wagner and Strauss from Sarah Wegener and the BBC Philharmonic

Sarah Wegener, Nicholas Carter and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra © Chris Payne
Celtic legends and dramatic landscapes fill Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in an evening of emotional and reflective music under conductor Nicholas Carter. 
****1
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Willis-Sørensen headlines a successful Arabella revival at the Met

Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Arabella) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera
The Metropolitan Opera revives Otto Schenk’s venerable staging of Strauss’s intimate melodrama. 
****1
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All at sea: Herzog's nautical Pearl Fishers at Opernhaus Zürich

Javier Camarena (Nadir) © Suzanne Schwiertz (2011)
The Opernhaus Zürich revives a 2011 production of Bizet’s second most famous opera, with Javier Camarena as Nadir.
***11
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Allan Clayton dazzles in Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met

Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met is a worthy addition to the operatic canon, and the production is a treat. 

*****
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Afternoon delight? Sydney Symphony plays Beethoven and Brahms

An afternoon programme by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra featuring Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Brahms' Third and shorter pieces by Schreker and Harry Sdraulig offers pleasant but somewhat underwhelming impressions.
***11
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