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Performer: Stefano Montanari

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Stefano Montanari; Robert Carsen; Teatro Real; Christian Schmidt; Luis F Carvalho; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real

LondonDon Giovanni

Gordon Bintner (Don Giovanni) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Stefano Montanari; Kasper Holten; The Royal Opera; Es Devlin; Anja Vang Kragh; Bruno Poet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

MunichLa Cenerentola

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Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Stefano Montanari; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
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Don Giovanni spins round again to open The Royal Opera’s season

Gordon Bintner (Don Giovanni) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
With its busy videography, Kasper Holten's 2014 production returns, vibrantly conducted by Stefano Montanari. 
***11
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20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar staging revived at Deutsche Oper

Christophe Dumaux (Giulio Cesare) © Nancy Jesse
The classic production of Handel's opera proves its durability, featuring a strong cast led by Christophe Dumaux and Elena Tsallagova.
****1
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Handel’s Ariodante returns home to Covent Garden

Emily D’Angelo (Ariodante) © RBO 2025 | Marc Brenner
Jetske Mijnssen’s house debut sees Handel’s opera transposed to a modern-day palace, with Emily D'Angelo angelic in the title role. 
****1
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Punk loves pink in Mariame Clément’s Berlin Roméo et Juliette

Nicolas Testé (Frère Laurent) and Elsa Dreisig (Juliette) © Monika Rittershaus
The French director updates the action to the present day, underscoring the validity of the plot – feuding families and class differences are still relevant. 
***11
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All play and no work: an exuberant Figaro in Munich

Mattia Olivieri (Count Almaviva) and Louise Alder (Susanna) © Wilfried Hösl
Evgeny Titov's new production is heavy on the jokes and light in substance, but delights anyway thanks to its high-class cast. 
****1
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No punches pulled in an excellent Covent Garden Rigoletto

The second cast of the season for Oliver Mears' new Royal Opera production augments the intelligent staging with superb singing and acting.
*****
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