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Performer: Saimir Pirgu

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DallasPresented by Palazzetto Bru Zane: Carmen

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Bizet: Carmen
Emmanuel Villaume; Romain Gilbert; Dallas Opera; Antoine Fontaine; Christian Lacroix; Dallas Opera Orchestra; Dallas Opera Chorus

BerlinLa bohème

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Puccini: La bohème
Clelia Cafiero; Lindy Hume; Staatsoper Berlin; Dan Potra; Carl Friedrich Oberle; Franz Peter David; Staatskapelle Berlin

RomeLa bohèmeNew production

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Puccini: La bohème
Jader Bignamini; Davide Livermore; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Alessandro Palumbo
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Opéra-Comique's Carmen brings high musical qualities to Edinburgh

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Andreas Homoki's meta-staging in Paris' Opéra-Comique cannot detract from strong musical performances at the Edinburgh Festival, led by Gaëlle Arquez as a near-perfect Carmen.  
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Impressive Royal Opera debut by Ruzan Mantashyan in Bohème revival

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The Armenian soprano sweeps all before her in a delightfully controlled, touching performance, enhanced by a voice that would melt the stoniest of hearts. 
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Jérémie Rhorer conducts monumental Beethoven in Berlin

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One of the leading events of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Festtage, Jérémie Rhorer's interpretation of the Missa solemnis is a monument to the composer... but its marble is not always too cleanly carved.
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ZurichLes Contes d'Hoffmann

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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Antonino Fogliani; Andreas Homoki; Zurich Opera; Wolfgang Gussmann; Susana Mendoza; Franck Evin; Philharmonia Zürich
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Interview: Saimir Pirgu

Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu, a protégé of Luciano Pavarotti, has steadily built a strong international career, performing with the world’s leading opera companies. He describes his inspirations on the road to “tenordom”, the importance of Mozart in building his career, maintaining good health, and which baritone roles he would sing in the shower!