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MadridJanácek - Katia KabanováNew production

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Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Gustavo Gimeno; Christof Loy; Teatro Real; Étienne Pluss; Robby Duiveman; Fabrice Kebour; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real

ViennaL'elisir d'amore

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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Antonino Fogliani; Otto Schenk; Vienna State Opera; Jürgen Rose; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
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A deli-cious revival of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Matteo Mancini (Prosdocimo) and Rodion Pogossov (Don Geronio) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: ASH
Mariame Clément’s production of Rossini's meta comedy is tightly revived with some excellent singing. Come for the writing tips, stay for the cured meats.
****1
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Ying Fang and Luca Micheletti light up McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro

Ying Fang (Susanna) and Luca Micheletti (Figaro) © ROH | Clive Barda
Sir David McVicar's Figaro has been delighting audiences at the Royal Opera House since 2006. Is this its final outing? 
***11
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High on Cherubino: Kušej’s drugged-up Figaro in Salzburg

Adriana González (Countess), Sabine Devieilhe (Susanna) and Lea Desandre (Cherubino) © SF | Matthias Horn
Martin Kušej gives Mozart and Da Ponte's commedia per musica a sinister mafia setting, which is low on laughs but outstandingly performed, led by Lea Desandre's charismatic Cherubino.
***11
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Commanding Götterdämmerung brings Müpa's Ring to a blazing end

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried) and Irène Theorin (Brünnhilde) © Szilvia Csibi | Müpa, Budapest
With Iréne Theorin's Brünnhilde rejuvenated, the Ring receives a worthy finale at the Budapest Wagner Days.
****1
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Dancing a merry tune: Le nozze di Figaro at Glyndebourne

Michael Grandage's vivid production of Mozart's comic masterpiece is fast becoming a classic and is revived here to a very high standard.
****1
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The Master and Margarita staged as “opera-musical” in Budapest

The Master and Margarita is a spectacular extravaganza indeed, streamed from Hungarian State Opera's Eiffel Art Studios.
***11
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