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PamplonaLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Iván López Reynoso; Emilio Sagi; Opera Oviedo; Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra; Asociación Gayarre Amigos de la Ópera (AGAO); Airam Hernández; Miren Urbieta-Vega
MadridLa Dolores
Bretón: La Dolores
Guillermo García Calvo; Amelia Ochandiano; Teatro de la Zarzuela; Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda; Jesús Ruiz; Juan Gómez-Cornejo; Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
BudapestWar and PeaceNew production
Prokofiev: War and Peace
Alan Buribayev; Calixto Bieito; Hungarian State Opera; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
GenevaParsifalNew production
Wagner: Parsifal
Jonathan Nott; Michael Thalheimer; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Henrik Ahr; Michaela Barth; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ZurichRoberto DevereuxNew production
Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
Enrique Mazzola; David Alden; Zurich Opera; Gideon Davey; Elfried Roller; Philharmonia Zürich
AmsterdamGiulio Cesare in EgittoNew production
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, (Julius Caesar in Egypt) HWV 17
Emmanuelle Haïm; Calixto Bieito; Dutch National Opera; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Le Concert d'Astrée
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Unfaltering opera buffa: The Barber of Seville at the ROH
Two outstanding performances by young singers light up a splendidly crafted revival of Caurier and Leiser's colourful production.
On a knife-edge: Carmen returns to English National Opera
Bieito’s vivid production of Bizet's most famous work is a classic; his attack on toxic masculinity is visceral, made more potent by an excellent leading pair of singers.
A gloomy, dark Vespri siciliani at La Scala
A somewhat disappointing new production by Hugo de Ana brings I vespri siciliani back to La Scala, where Fabio Luisi leads a successful musical production with a great cast.
Livermore’s new Aida: an incredible cinematic experience in Rome
In staging Verdi's triumphant masterpiece, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma pays homage to silent films, turning Ancient Egypt into the underworld.
Tim Albery's Tannhäuser gets a second revival at the ROH
Albery's production allows the opera to speak for itself, although sluggish pacing in the pit detract from the musical merits of this revival.
Chabrier’s L’Étoile is a box of zany effervescent delight at the RCS
The spirited principals and chorus of the Royal Conservatoire Scotland are directed by PF Harris in Chabrier’s fizzing opéra bouffe.