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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at Oper Leipzig

Pavel Černoch (Sergey) and Kristine Opolais (Katerina) © Kirsten Nijhof
Two notable debuts dominate Oper Leipzig's notable Lady Macbeth revival: Kristine Opolais as Katerina and Andris Nelsons in the pit. 
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Spellbinding Parsifal caps Oper Leipzig's massive Wagner 22 Festival

Ulf Schirmer © Kirsten Nijhof
Ulf Schirmer bows out as General Music Director as the last of Wagner's 13 operas completes a successful Festival Wagner 22 in Leipzig.
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Lohengrin as chamber opera in Patrick Bialdyga's Leipzig production

A new production of Lohengrin at Oper Leipzig is conceived as an intimate chamber opera and succeeds with brilliant musical performances.
*****
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An electrifying Carmen from Oper Leipzig

With an excellent cast and sumptuous orchestral playing, Oper Leipzig delivers a vivid evening of enjoyment.
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Leipzig's Ring Cycle concludes with a satisfying Götterdämmerung

Despite some weakness in the main singers, the overall level of musical performances was consistently high in Leipzig, with a stark and effective production.
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Magnificent singers, orchestra and production in a Leipzig Siegfried

Siegfried in Leipzig succeeds on all fronts: an engaging production, a great ensemble of singers and a well-conducted orchestra.
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State of the (operatic) union: notes from Opera Europa

Royal Danish Opera House, Copenhagen © David Karlin
Audiences, energy prices, politics, sustainability... With nearly 400 opera executives assembled in Copenhagen, the Opera Europa autumn conference was the ideal venue to take the temperature of the opera industry.