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MadridIdomeneo, rè di CretaNew production

Mozart: Idomeneo, rè di Creta
Ivor Bolton; Robert Carsen; Teatro Real; Luis F Carvalho; Petra Reinhardt; Eleonora Buratto; Hulkar Sabirova
MadridBryn Terfel

Wagner, Boito, Weill, Rodgers, Bock
Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real; Josep Caballé-Domenech; Sir Bryn Terfel
MadridJe suis narcissisteWorld première

García-Tomás: Je suis narcissiste
Vinicius Kattah; Marta Pazos; Teatro Real; Fernando Ribeiro; Ana López Cobos; Elena Copons; Toni Marsol
MadridLa CalistoNew production

Cavalli: La Calisto
Ivor Bolton; David Alden; Teatro Real; Christopher Moulds; Paul Steinberg; Buki Shiff; Louise Alder
MadridDidos & Aeneas

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Sasha Waltz; Sasha Waltz & Guests; Teatro Real; Christopher Moulds; Tom Schenk; Christine Birkle; Marie-Claude Chappuis
MadridFalstaffNew production

Verdi: Falstaff
Daniele Rustioni; Laurent Pelly; Teatro Real; Barbara de Limburg; Nicola Alaimo; Roberto de Candia
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A pale Rheingold begins Teatro Real's revival of Carsen’s Ring

Carsen's scaled-down Ring makes a timely comeback with a melancholy message of decay.
Echoes in the comfort zone: Only the Sound Remains in Madrid

Kaija Saariaho's delightful but unchallenging fourth opera comes to Madrid with the same crew of the world première and Davone Tines, Philippe Jaroussky and Nora Kimball-Mentzos in the leading roles
La Fura dels Baus’ Faust 5.1 opens the new season at the Teatro Real

Despite a great cast led by Marina Rebeka, La Fura dels Baus's unambitious approach to the myth of Faust and Dan Ettinger's noisy conducting prevent a brighter season opening at the Teatro Real.
Camarena does it again: Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro Real

Javier Camarena’s debut as Edgardo contributed to a triumphal night at the Teatro Real together with Lisette Oropesa’s charismatic Lucia and David Alden’s powerful staging.
A landmark Gloriana at the Teatro Real

Ivor Bolton and David McVicar have teamed up to create an unapologetically Brittenian Gloriana, with Anna Caterina Antonacci at the top of a great cast
Handel’s Ariodante comes from Vienna to Madrid

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants show true Baroque musicianship in Madrid, in an Ariodante with a solid cast.
A dusty Aida revived at the Teatro Real

In a disappointing revival of Hugo de Ana's clichéd and clumsy production, Liudmyla Monastyrska and Violeta Urmana confronted each other with their superb vocal techniques and diverging styles.
A vivid Street Scene at the Teatro Real

Weill's neglected "American Opera" opens in Madrid with a refurbished production by John Fulljames and a strong cast led by Patricia Racette.