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MunichRusalka

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Dvořák: Rusalka
Petr Popelka; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Heidi Hackl; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

BrnoKátya Kabanová

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Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Robert Jindra; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Bavarian State Opera; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

PragueBritten, Rachmaninov

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Britten, Rachmaninov
Czech Philharmonic; Simon Halsey; TBC; Seong-Jin Cho; Kristina Mkhitaryan; Pavel Černoch

ParisLady Macbeth de Mzensk

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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Ingo Metzmacher; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

BarcelonaJenůfa

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Janáček: Jenůfa
Jonathan Nott; Àlex Ollé; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Alfons Flores; Lluc Castells; Urs Schönebaum; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

ViennaDie verkaufte Braut

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Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Tomáš Hanus; Dirk Schmeding; Vienna State Opera; Robert Schweer; Alfred Mayerhofer; Tim van 't Hof; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Sir Antonio Pappano returns to Santa Cecilia for Mozart and Bruckner

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia © Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | MUSA
Now Director Emeritus of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the rarely heard Mass in F minor by Anton Bruckner. 
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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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Davidsen and Stemme anchor an extraordinary Jenůfa in Chicago

Lise Davidsen (Jenůfa) and Nina Stemme (Kostelnička) © Michael Brosilow
Claus Guth's production foregrounds the regimented, repressive world that drives the plot of Janáček’s tragic masterpiece.
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Double trouble as two directors tackle new DNO Rusalka

Johanni van Oostrum (Rusalka) and Annette Dasch (Foreign Princess) © Clärchen & Matthias Baus | Dutch National Opera
The magic in Philipp Stölzl and Philipp Krenn's new production comes from the pit, where Joana Mallwitz and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra captivate. 
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Straussian pastoral: Daphne at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Vera-Lotte Boecker (Daphne) © Monika Rittershaus
Romeo Castellucci's new production of Daphne for the Staatsoper reflects on our relationship with nature, subverting the perspective of Richard Strauss' opera.
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Transcendent new Jenůfa debuts at Theater an der Wien

Director Lotte De Beer's thoroughly realized, aesthetically rich and beautifully executed production of Janáček's masterpiece is anchored by strong performances from Nina Stemme and Svetlana Aksenova.
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ParisLady Macbeth of Mtsensk

© Bernd Uhlig | Opéra national de Paris
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Ingo Metzmacher; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisL'Affaire Makropoulos (Věc Makropulos)

L'Affaire Makropoulos à l'Opéra Bastille © Bernd Uhlig / Opéra national de Paris
Janáček: The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)
Susanna Mälkki; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

RomeLa Damnation de Faust

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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Daniele Gatti; Damiano Michieletto; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Veronica Simeoni; Pavel Černoch