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Enrique Mazzola; David Alden; Zurich Opera; Gideon Davey; Elfried Roller; Philharmonia Zürich
DijonArmideNew production
Lully: Armide
Vincent Dumestre; Dominique Pitoiset; Opéra de Dijon; Christophe Pitoiset; Nadia Fabrizio; Le Poème Harmonique
VersaillesArmidenew production
Lully: Armide
Vincent Dumestre; Dominique Pitoiset; Opéra royal de Versailles; Nadia Fabrizio; Christophe Pitoiset; Le Poème Harmonique
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With Laurent Pelly directing, a very French evening sees a veritable feat of singing from Stéphanie d'Oustrac in La Voix humaine, followed by riotous surrealism in Les Mamelles de Tirésias.
A stunning Carmen by Àlex Ollé opens at New National Theatre
New National Opera sucessfully opened a world premiere production of Georges Bizet’s Carmen, directed by Spanish director Àlex Ollé, a production inspired by Amy Winehouse, a diva of today.
Elder and Elgar: riveting Enigma Variations from Sir Mark in Antwerp
Mezzo-soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac also met the dramatic and musical challenges of Berlioz's Les Nuits d’été.
Carthage carnage: Tcherniakov's Trojans flops at the Bastille
Tcherniakov reduces Berlioz' epic to little more than Circle Time therapy, a poor way to mark the composer's anniversary year.
Sacrifice to passion: L’incoronazione di Poppea in Salzburg
A wonderful cast conducted by William Christie in a new production of L’incoronazione di Poppea at the Salzburg Festival.
A metaphor for the modern world in Zurich
Calixto Bieito sets Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea in a hedonist, decadent society whose citizens are defined by their egotism, ambition and sexual exploits.