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Performer: Yannick Debus

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HamburgSylvain Cambreling

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Gershwin, Mozart
Symphoniker Hamburg – Laeiszhalle Orchester; Sylvain Cambreling; Boris Giltburg; Sarah Wegener; Anke Vondung; Seungwoo Simon Yang

ParisCome and sing / Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris - Simon Halsey

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Orff: Carmina Burana
Simon Halsey; Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris; Chœur d'enfants de l'Orchestre de Paris; Richard Wilberforce; Emy Gazeilles

ParisB’Rock Orchestra / René Jacobs

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Bach: St John Passion, BWV245
B'Rock Orchestra; René Jacobs; Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Mari Eriksmoen; James Hall; Thomas Walker

Boulogne-BillancourtSt Matthew Passion

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Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
James Gilchrist; Yannick Debus; Robin Johannsen; Sophie Harmsen

HamburgBach: Johannes-Passion

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Bach: St John Passion, BWV245
Concerto Köln; Jörg Endebrock; Choir St Michaelis; Katharina Konradi; Ulrike Malotta; Johannes Gaubitz

ZurichDie ZauberflöteNew production

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Tarmo Peltokoski; Daniele Finzi Pasca; Zurich Opera; Hugo Gargiulo; Giovanna Buzzi; Orchester der Oper Zürich
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Weber’s Oberon convinces musically but fails dramatically

Nicky Spence (Oberon) © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
The composer’s final opera is virtually impossible to stage comfortably, but Sir Mark Elder makes a convincing case for more regular outings of its beautiful music.
***11
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Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin

René Jacobs © Philippe Matsas
In a concert performance at the Berlin Philharmonie, conductor René Jacobs gives his own – thrilling – take on Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
*****
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A haunting Jakob Lenz in Zurich

Yannick Debus (Lenz) and the Six Voices © Toni Suter
The ZKO shows us that Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz has lost none of its power, more than 40 years on. 
****1
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From page to stage: Girl with a Pearl Earring premieres in Zurich

The Zurich opera house launches a novel production of Stefan Wirth's new opera in three movements based on the popular 1999 novel by Tracy Chevalier. 
***11
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Debutant cast impresses in Zurich's new Dialogues des Carmélites

The Opernhaus presents Jetske Mijnssen's new production of Poulenc’s masterpiece, under the baton of Tito Ceccherini. 

****1
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Das Drama auf Golgatha: Bachs Johannes-Passion am Opernhaus Zürich

Florian Helgath dirigiert La Scintilla und die Zürcher Sing-Akademie © Gaetan Bally
Die Zürcher Sing-Akademie und das Orchester La Scintilla unter Florian Helgath begeistern mit einer hochkarätigen Wiedergabe des Bach‘schen Oratorienwerks. Sie steht im Zeichen des neuen Barockfestivals am Opernhaus.
*****
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