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Santa FeMadama Butterfly

Stephen Costello (Pinkerton) and Karen Chia-Ling Ho (Cio-Cio-San) © Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
John Fiore; Lee Blakeley; Santa Fe Opera; Jean-Marc Puissant; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Rick Fisher; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra
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A less familiar Madama Butterfly presented at Santa Fe Opera

Stephen Costello (Pinkerton) and Karen Chia-Ling Ho (Cio-Cio-San) © Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
Conductor John Fiore’s own performing version restores music and dramatic detail absent from the standard Madama Butterfly, with Karen Chia-Ling Ho a commanding Cio-Cio-San.
*****
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Olga Kulchynska anchors a dream-haunted Eugene Onegin in Santa Fe

Olga Kulchynska (Tatyana) © Bronwen Sharp for Santa Fe Opera

Olga Kulchynska’s compelling Tatyana leads a strong cast in Santa Fe Opera’s Eugene Onegin, as Alessandro Talevi lets forests, dreams and folkloric imagery seep into its 19th-century world.

****1
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National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle and Shun Izawa as Albrecht in Miyako Yoshida's Giselle © Tristram Kenton
National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.
*****
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National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Ayako Ono as Giselle and Yudai Fukuoka as Albrecht in Giselle © Kiyonori Hasegawa
National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.
*****
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Terrifically strong principals in Irish National Opera’s Rigoletto

Soraya Mafi (Gilda) and Michael Chioldi (Rigoletto) © Patrick Redmond
Michael Chioldi, Soraya Mafi and Bekhzod Davronov shine in Julien Chavez’ energetic production in Dublin’s Bord Gais Theatre. 
****1
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A spellbinding new Giselle for the National Ballet of Japan

Kosuke Okumura (Albrecht) and Ayako Ono (Giselle) © Takashi Shikama
NBJ's season opens with a successful new production of the 19th-century classic Giselle, directed by Miyako Yoshida and choreographed by Alastair Marriott.
****1
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