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BambergJakub Hrůša, Daniela Koch

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Feld, Janáček
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša; Daniela Koch; Corinne Winters; Eliška Weissová; Nicky Spence

LiverpoolElgar The Dream of Gerontius

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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.38
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Jess Dandy; Nicky Spence; James Platt; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

LondonElder Conducts Weber’s ‘Oberon’Semi-staged performance

BBC Proms
Weber: Oberon
Sir Mark Elder; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; Monteverdi Choir; Nicky Spence; Jennifer Davis
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Opera by committee: Opera Philadelphia premieres Complications in Sue

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Opera Philadelphia commissions ten composers to tell the story of an ordinary woman's idiosyncratic march from cradle to tomb.
****1
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Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line

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An entertaining portrayal of the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is marred by ham-fisted amplification.
**111
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Hrůša’s ambitious but uneven Night at Covent Garden

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Dvořák’s rarely heard oratorio The Spectre’s Bride fails to ignite, leaving a performance caught uneasily between respect and restlessness. 

***11
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ParisMoses and Aron

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Schoenberg: Moses and Aron
Philippe Jordan; Romeo Castellucci; Opéra national de Paris; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisThe Exterminating AngelNew production

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Adès: The Exterminating Angel
Thomas Adès; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Courtney Lewis; Anna-Sofia Kirsch; Ingo Krügler; Reinhard Traub

ParisSatyagrahaNew production

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Glass: Satyagraha
Ingo Metzmacher; Bobbi Jene Smith; Opéra national de Paris; Christian Friedländer; Wojciech Dziedzic; John Torres; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris