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Renato Palumbo; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Opera Australia; Julian Crouch; Kevin Pollard; Marco Filibeck; Diego Torre
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Staging on steroids: Verdi’s Rigoletto in Bregenz

Here was the much-loved three-act opera Rigoletto, yes, but chances are, it was one far beyond Verdi’s wildest dreams.
Quiet tragedy: Robert Wilson's Otello in Baden-Baden

Zubin Mehta conducts Verdi's Otello in an iconic Robert Wilson production of stylized theater where less is more. The effect was mesmerizing.
A tale of many Tchaikovskys: The Queen of Spades at ROH

Herheim places the composer at the centre of his opera in a staging that's clever and erudite but somewhat cold; musical performances are mixed.
A traditional Attila at the Verdi Festival in Parma

Traditionally, Italy's most unforgiving loggionisti are reputed to reside at Parma's Teatro Regio. Thankfully for the cast, they appear to be a dying breed.
Raindrops are falling in San Carlo's Traviata

A suggestive staging barely supported by the musical side
Caged bird: Tchaikovsky stars in Herheim's Pique Dame
The role of the outsider struck a chord with Tchaikovsky, whose homosexuality alienated him from society. Stefan Herheim takes that identification as the central idea in his remarkable new production at Dutch National Opera.