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BerlinSalomeNew production
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Strauss R.: Salome
James Gaffigan; Evgeny Titov; Komische Oper Berlin; Rufus Didwiszus; Esther Bialas; Sebastian Alphons
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Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Finnegan Downie Dear; Claus Guth; Staatsoper Berlin; Christian Schmidt; Sebastian Alphons; Staatskapelle Berlin
LeipzigThe Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Christoph Gedschold; Lorenzo Fioroni; Oper Leipzig; Sebastian Hannak; Katharina Gault; Sebastian Alphons; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
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Claus Guth presents The Makropulos Case as tragicomedy in Berlin
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Director Claus Guth's new production for the Staatsoper Berlin is a bit of a mixed bag but the evening succeeds more on its musical merits, with a splendid ensemble of singers and orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
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Achim Freyer's production robs Humperdinck's fairy tale of heart and drama at the Lindenoper.
Flimm's Hollywood Manon Lescaut is fleet-footed but effective
With a light-voiced cast and gentle updating, the Staatsoper's new Manon Lescaut makes a good case for Puccini's difficult breakthrough opera.