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GenevaMadama ButterflyNew production
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Antonino Fogliani; Barbora Horáková; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Wolfgang Menardi; Eva Maria van Acker; Sascha Zauner; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ViennaKilling CarmenNew production
Cazes: Killing Carmen
Nils Strunk; Volksoper Wien; Anne Buffetrille; Lara Katharina Regula; Sascha Zauner; Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper
BerlinZar und Zimmermann (Tsar and Carpenter)New production
Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann (Tsar and Carpenter)
Antonello Manacorda; Martin G Berger; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Sarah-Katharina Karl; Esther Bialas; Sascha Zauner; Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
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Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal: digital drama, celestial singing
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Digital projections make Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal seem alienating and strange, but the singing is terrific and the orchestra sounds sensational.
Reimann's Lear makes for a dark season finale at Prague State Opera
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Aribert Reimann's Lear takes no prisoners in a disturbing portrayal of a world gone awry, but Barbora Horáková's scattergun direction adds to the confusion.
Grotesque and gripping: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen unveils a new Salome
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Not a great day for the patriarchy: Ersan Mondtag's gripping new Salome emphasises grotesque caricatures and ends with a bloody, plot-twisting coup d’état.