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ToulousePeter Grimes

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Britten: Peter Grimes
Frank Beermann; David Alden; Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse; Paul Steinberg; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

DortmundWeinberg: Die Passagierin – Mirga Gražinyte-TylaConcert performance

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Weinberg: The Passenger
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; CBSO Chorus; Adrienn Miksch; Daveda Karanas
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Matthias Goerne strikes gold with Salome in Toulouse

Salomé in Toulouse © Mirco Magliocca
Late step-in Nicole Chevalier, baritone-turned-director Matthias Goerne and conductor Frank Beermann combine their talents to create a landmark production at the Capitole de Toulouse.
*****
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Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera

The Passenger © Dutch National Opera | Monika Rittershaus

Tobias Kratzer's 2024 Munich production makes its way to Amsterdam, proving that Weinberg's opera has the power to transfix. 

****1
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Keri-Lynn Wilson leads an irrepressible Lady Macbeth at the Met

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera
Making her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, the wife of Met GM Peter Gelb crushes any talk of nepotism at the downbeat. 
*****
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Don't divas always die? Zazà at Theater an der Wien

Leoncavallo's opera is a rare example of a tragic, verismo opera where not a soul dies... neither by natural causes nor foul play.  
***11
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A free spirit: Glanert's Oceane premieres in Berlin

Based on Theodor Fontane's novel Oceane von Parceval, Detlev Glanert's eleventh opera is given its world premiere at Deutsche Oper.
****1
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Neuenfels' bloodless Salome in Berlin

Hans Neuenfels new Salome proves a strangely non-committal affair at the Staatsoper, but Thomas Guggeis conducts impressively.
***11
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