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Vick and Mariotti refresh Bohème in Bologna
Vick enjoys working with young singers, and in with the young second cast he is spoiled.
Ratmansky's The Golden Cockerel
Ratmansky is at the top of his game as a story-teller with this loving recreation of The Golden Cockerel.
A meditation on Life and Death in Berlin
Deutsche Oper Berlin performed an intensely focussed opera on the birth and death of one man based on Jon Fosse's novel – a memorable and moving contemplation on life.
A punk, post-industrial Siegfried in Palermo
Despite this mis-en-scene’s lack of intensity, this Siegfried closed the 2015 season of the Teatro Massimo with an outstanding musical performance.
An atmospheric meditation on birth and death
A threadbare staging from Graham Vick allows Haas’ innovative score to shine. Drama is modest, but complements sophisticated music to project an impressively unified vision.
Visceral Verdi via 1950s Hollywood at Grange Park Opera
Stylish, intelligent and visceral, with a magnetic central performance by Claire Rutter, Grange Park give us a powerful, tough La traviata updated to 1950s Hollywood.