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TokyoPeter GrimesNew production
Britten: Peter Grimes
Kazushi Ono; Robert Carsen; New National Theatre; Gideon Davey; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
San Cristóbal de La LagunaPowder Her Face
Adès: Powder Her Face
Alessandro Palumbo; Nicola Beller Carbone; Ópera de Tenerife; Rebecca Ringst; Pier Paolo Álvaro; Pedro Chamizo; Ensemble LUX:NM
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A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington
Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.
From some other world: the LPO's Mahler 2 with Edward Gardner
Not with a whimper but a bang! The LPO's new season, with Principal Conductor Edward Gardner in charge, gets off to an impressive start with Mahler's “Resurrection” Symphony.
Barrie Kosky delivers a devastating Carmélites at Glyndebourne
Brought to life by some sensational singing from a strong cast, Kosky's staging delivers repeated emotional punches.
Love and death in Scotland: Mercadante’s Il proscritto
A great orchestral performance of an exciting score don't quite mask the dramatic weaknesses of Opera Rara's latest.
A fine tail: new Cunning Little Vixen at English National Opera
ENO has a long and fine history in Janáček’s corpus, and Jamie Manton's new production, performed by a cast that revels in the clash between nature and mankind, has much in which to delight.
Portals into the surreal in La Monnaie's The Turn of the Screw
A highly satisfying level of polish in La Monnaie's stream in which one recognizes a precisely executed live performance at its core – one that would be thrilling to experience in person.
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MunichBernard Haitink conducts Beethoven
Beethoven
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bernard Haitink; Bavarian Radio Choir; Gerald Finley; Mark Padmore; Gerhild Romberger