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Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night
Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director.
A new Onegin underwhelms at La Scala
Mario Martone’s new production is inconsistent, while the musical performance is hindered by lacklustre conducting and a miscast prima donna.
A tale of two basses: Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov at La Scala
Ildar Abdrazakov and Ain Anger excel in the confrontation of tsar and historian; Kaspar Holten's safe but effective staging focuses on the relentless march of history.
Christiane Lutz casts Rigoletto into the limelight as Charlie Chaplin
The tears of a clown behind the public mask? Glyndebourne's first ever production of Rigoletto takes the audience to Hollywood in the silent film era.
Fiery, formidable Boris Godunov at the Concertgebouw
This year’s NTR ZaterdagMatinee concert series in Amsterdam kicked off with a Boris Godunov that left nothing to be desired.
Tears on the picnic lawn: Madama Butterfly at Glyndebourne
After dipping its toe in the cherry blossom for Glyndebourne's Tour in 2016, Annilese Miskimmon's staging of Puccini's gut-wrencher hits the main festival.