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SalzburgCarmenNew production

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Bizet: Carmen
Teodor Currentzis; Gabriela Carrizo; Christof Hetzer; Tom Visser; Utopia

SalzburgWertherConcert performance

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Massenet: Werther
Alain Altinoglu; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra; Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor; Benjamin Bernheim; Adèle Charvet
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From light-hearted to heartbreaking: Il trittico at Salzburg Festival

Suor Angelica: Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa) and Asmik Grigorian (Suor Angelica) © SF | Monika Rittershaus
Asmik Grigorian is captivating in an unobtrusive production of Puccini's three one-act operas. Under Franz Welser-Möst, the Vienna Philharmonic is on top form.
*****
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Bluebeard as psychothriller in Castellucci's mismatched double bill

Aušrinė Stundytė (Judith) © Salzburger Festspiele | Monika Rittershaus
Romeo Castellucci's intense production of Bartók's opera reaps its rewards in the performance under Teodor Currentzis, but Carl Orff's opera-oratorio De temporum fine comoedia feels little more than a drab filler. 
***11
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Song of Destiny: Enescu's Oedipe at the Salzburg Festival

Salzburg's new staging of Enescu's operatic epic Oedipe is a visual and musical triumph.
****1
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Jansons trumps Neuenfels' tame Pique Dame in Salzburg

Mariss Jansons and the Vienna Philharmonic do the real storytelling as Hans Neuenfels' staging underwhelms.
***11
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Skilfully constructed: Wozzeck at the Salzburg Festival

A skilfully constructed production, and one that plays with the our perspectives. Whether the images are flashbacks from a war-troubled Wozzeck or a Büchner-esque portent of the horrors to come is left for the audience to decide.
****1
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Scheinheilige (Un)Menschlichkeit: The Greek Passion in Salzburg

Robert Dölle Ladas (Ladas), Gábor Bretz (Priester Grigoris) und Matthäus Schmidlechner (Michelis) © SF | Monika Rittershaus
Musikalisch stark und szenisch eindringlich wird Bohuslav Martinůs Oper bei den Salzburger Festspielen zu einem Erfolg auf ganzer Linie.  
****1
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