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Andrés Orozco-Estrada; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Oper Köln; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Gürzenich Orchestra
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Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bavarian State Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichWertherNew production
Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bavarian State Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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In Cologne, a long wait for a lacklustre Rosenkavalier
Cologne reopens its opera house after a 14-year refurbishment, but their new Rosenkavalier sells the performers and the occasion short.
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Martin G Berger’s new production of Zar und Zimmermann eases the Deutsche Oper Berlin into the summer break, with mixed results.
An ambitious update of Dialogues of the Carmelites in Prague
Barbora Horáková’s new staging of Poulenc’s historic tragedy hits hard at the Prague State Opera, but it never quite reaches its goal.
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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
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
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.