Performer: Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo

Hamlet lives! Ambroise Thomas' operatic take on The Bard has a particularly French ending but that doesn't spoil this terrific revival in Paris. 

Despite a great cast led by Marina Rebeka, La Fura dels Baus's unambitious approach to the myth of Faust and Dan Ettinger's noisy conducting prevent a brighter season opening at the Teatro Real.

Despite its failings, La Monnaie turn Gaspare Spontini's 1805 La vestale into a fascinating evening's opera.

Hans von Bülow taunted that Verdi’s Requiem was just another of his operas “in ecclesiastical garb’”. It’s difficult to disagree when dispatched with as much operatic fervour as Antonio Pappano mustered here. 

La version proposée salle Favart revient aux intentions initiales d'Offenbach mais le texte parlé s'avère peu convaincant. Musicalement, Michael Spyres, souvent magistral, incarne un Hoffmann plein d'humanité.

Si la mise en scène de Tobias Kratzer n'est pas dépourvue d'incohérences, elle réserve tout de même de grands moments de spectacle. Et la distribution tient son rang, emmenée par un grand Pene Pati.