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HelsinkiThe (R)evolution of Steve JobsNew production

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Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Michael Christie; Kevin Newbury; Finnish National Opera; Victoria "Vita" Tzykun; Paul Carey; Japhy Weideman; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
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Almost rescued from tyranny: Smetena's Dalibor stuns at Bard

Cadie J Bryan (Milada) and John Matthew Myers (Dalibor) © Maria Baranova
Bedřich Smetana’s patriotic opera Dalibor is given a rare outing at Bard College, directed by Jean-Romain Vesperini and conducted by Leon Botstein. 
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French flair, American-style: Cracknell's Carmen returns to the Met

Clémentine Margaine (Carmen) and Michael Fabiano (Don José) © Nina Wurtzel | Met Opera
An excellent cast led by Clémentine Margaine livens up the first revival of Carrie Cracknell's all-American Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera. 
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Aigul Akhmetshina leads powerhouse cast in the Met’s new Carmen

Rafael Davila (Don José) and Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

Carrie Cracknell’s modernized take on Bizet’s 1875 iconic opera moves the action from early 19th-century Spain to a 21st-century American industrial town.

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Opera Philadelphia's Rigoletto spotlights exciting young singers

The company returned to its home at the Academy of Music after three years with a brutalist take on Verdi's middle-career masterpiece.
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Opera for the iAge in Kansas City

Twilight of a Tech God: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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Chausson's rarely heard Le Roi Arthus well served at Bard

The first fully staged American production of Chausson's sole opera features remarkable singing, fine storytelling and plush orchestral playing.
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