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One element of the Orpheus myth is about creativity, so at Glyndebourne, William Kentridge sets Monteverdi's opera in an artist's studio, 

An unusual combination of 20th-century Russian masterworks herald debut appearances by both conductor and soloist in Sydney.

Young voices shine in Tchaikovsky's last opera in a new and rustic updating by Moldovan director Slava Sambriș. 

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

Rory Kinnear directs a minimally semi-staged performance of Debussy's problematic opera at Snape Maltings, but Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish SO provide the detail.