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GenevaBoris GodunovNew production
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Paolo Arrivabeni; Matthias Hartmann; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Alan Woodbridge; Volker Hintermeier; Malte Lübben; Mikhail Petrenko
GenevaClarinet competition - final round
Choi, Weber, Crusell, Rietz
L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève; Pierre Bleuse; Haute école de musique Genève Orchestra Academy
SalfordToscaNew production
Puccini: Tosca
Antony Hermus; Edward Dick; Opera North; Tom Scutt; Fotini Dimou; Giselle Allen; Susannah Glanville
LondonDvořák Cello Concerto
Debussy, Dvořák, Strauss R.
London Symphony Orchestra; François-Xavier Roth; Jean-Guihen Queyras
NorwichCendrillon
Massenet: Cendrillon
Duncan Ward; Fiona Shaw; Glyndebourne on Tour; Jon Bausor; Nicky Gillibrand; Alix Le Saux; Agnes Zwierko
LondonHarrison’s Clocks – Alasdair Beatson
Beethoven, Birtwistle, Ligeti, Kurtág, Messiaen, Schumann, Fauré, Bartók, Ravel, Nancarrow
Alasdair Beatson, Piano
RigaTurandot
Puccini: Turandot
Gintaras Rinkevicius; Latvian National Opera; Juris Salmanis; Kristīne Pasternaka; Sandra Janusaite; George Oniani
StockholmRoyal Stockholm Philharmonic with Lahav Shani
Mozart, Farrenc, Haydn
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Lahav Shani
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Chameleon colours from Batiashvili, Capuçon and Thibaudet
Ravel, Mendelssohn and youthful Shostakovich form a varied programme for this starry trio.
Devil takes all in The Met's Mefistofele
Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele is an opera that is not as good as it sounds. It has marvelous, effective, moments such as the barn-storming Prologue and Epilogue in which the Devil confronts God and his heavenly choir and which book-end the opera with thrilling choruses.
Mournful and humane Brahms at the Royal Festival Hall
Marin Alsop and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment lead a searing account of Brahms' German Requiem and Vaughan Williams.
Utterly thrilling: Prelude – Skydiving from a Dream
Prelude – Skydiving from a Dream from Scottish Ensemble and Andersson Dance: mesmeric choreographed Bach and Lutosławski with a blistering performance of Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue played from memory and on the move. Thrilling, daring and exciting.
“Let them eat cake!” A revolutionary Barbiere at DNO
Lotte de Beer’s Il barbiere di Siviglia for Dutch National Opera seems a surprisingly traditional spectacle... although it does come with a twist.
DiDonato shines with Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Nézet-Séguin leads Philadelphians and Joyce DiDonato in superb performances of Wagner, Bates, Chausson and Respighi.
Serene Vasks and exuberant Shostakovich in Belgrade
Alina Pogostkina and the Belgrade Philharmonic strings shone in Peteris Vasks' atmospheric Distant Light while Fabrice Bollon entertained with Shostakovich's most exuberant symphony.
The Hungarian National Ballet brings its Don Quixote to New York
In addition to providing a showcase for the principals, the ballet provides ample opportunity for the company's soloists to shine.