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MunichDer Freischütz

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Weber: Der Freischütz
Daniele Rustioni; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Bavarian State Opera; Johannes Knecht; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky

DresdenCarmina Burana

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Respighi, Orff
Dresden Philharmonic; Sir Donald Runnicles; Lilit Davtyan; Sunnyboy Dladla; Thomas Lehman; Prague Philharmonic Choir

BerlinLa bohème

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Puccini: La bohème
Juraj Valčuha; Götz Friedrich; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Anna Handler; Peter Sykora; Stephen Watson

LondonGötterdämmerungNew production

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Sir Antonio Pappano; Barrie Kosky; The Royal Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

AmsterdamIolantaNew production

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Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
Kwamé Ryan; Evgeny Titov; Dutch National Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Annemarie Woods; Martin Gebhardt; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
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Thalheimer’s directs a static new Berlin Tristan und Isolde

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At the start of his farewell to Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sir Donald Runnicles shines with his orchestra, supplying the passion and tension withheld in Michael Thalheimer’s production.
****1
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Unsuk Chin's opera Die dunkle Seite des Mondes premieres in Hamburg

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At Staatsoper Hamburg, Unsuk Chin’s new opera The Dark Side of the Moon immerses audiences in an hypnotic, introspective journey, where dreams, science and psyche collide in a rigorously crafted, thought-provoking spectacle.
****1
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Done to a turn: something for everyone in Hansel and Gretel

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Kate Lindsey and Heidi Stober weave vocal magic in the latest Covent Garden revival of Humperdinck's box of delights. 
****1
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Finally back indoors: a thrilling EIF opening concert

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Sir Donald Runnicles led a vivid account of The Pines of Rome and an exciting yet thoughtful performance of Carmina Burana with three superb soloists.

****1
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New Meistersinger succeeds musically despite the muddled production

Set in a 1930s music school, Sergio Morabito, Jossi Wieler and Anna Viebrick's new production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Deutsche Oper Berlin has some inspirational ideas but they often get in the way of the music.
***11
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Rued Langgaard's Antikrist receives only its fourth ever staging

The good and the bad are always within us in Rued Langgaard opera Antikrist, performed here in Ersan Mondtag's vibrant new production. 

****1
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