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Wagner: Siegfried
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichDas Rheingold

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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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Wagner: Siegfried
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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Verdi: Nabucco
Iván López Reynoso; Rodula Gaitanou; takis; Jake Wiltshire; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra

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Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Paolo Arrivabeni; Sir David McVicar; Finnish National Opera; Hannah Postlethwaite; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Lizzie Powell; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
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Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague

State Opera Chorus © Serghei Gherciu
Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.
****1
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And they were the most divine gods: Das Rheingold in Munich

Markus Brück (Alberich), Yajie Zhang, Verity Wingate and Sarah Brady (Rhinemaidens) © Wilfried Hösl
Tobias Kratzer's prelude to this new Ring cycle exceeds all expectations and scores a musical-theatrical success.
*****
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Urgent and intense: Innocence opens at the Royal Opera House

Vilma Jää (Markéta) and Jenny Carlstedt (Waitress) © ROH | Tristram Kenton
Kaija Saariaho's opera – staged by Simon Stone and the hit of the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival – makes its UK debut.
****1
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A raucous Rosenkavalier from Prague State Opera

Petra Alvarez Šimková (Marschallin) and Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir (Octavian) © Zdeněk Sokol
A strong international cast and fine musicianship from the orchestra carries on Strauss's legacy with a smart, antic romp.
****1
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Lise Davidsen's role debut anchors satisfying Jenůfa from Amsterdam

The Norwegian soprano proved near-ideal, with ethereal high notes and a steeliness well suited to the character.
****1
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Uwe Eric Laufenberg’s Bayreuth take on Parsifal

Despite its enigmatic details, Bayreuth's Parsifal reaches a cathartic climax. 
****1
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