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Eva-Maria Westbroek is a knockout in this revival of Shostakovich’s opera
Simon Rattle and the LSO forged Schoenberg’s disparate elements into a cohesive whole
Berg’s opera becomes a portrait of a failed individual in De Nationale Opera’s production
A new edition of Puccini’s opera is bolstered by a tight staging concept
Mariusz Trelińki’s new production features video surveillance and modern warcraft
This double bill of one-act operas was atmospherically staged and performed with passion
Despite passion in the pit, David McVicar’s double bill of operas failed to triumph
Jonas Kaufmann’s dark tenor smoulders in this opulent, unashamedly old-fashioned production
The Met revives Graham Vick’s brilliant production of Shostakovich’s murky masterpiece
The London opera season begins with strong productions at the Coliseum and Covent Garden
Richard Eyre’s production of Puccini is a feeble staging of a bad opera
Eva-Maria Westbroek gives a peerless performance in the title role of Janáček’s opera
Zandonai’s opera returned to the Met after an absence of nearly 30 years sounding vital and looking sentimental
Mariusz Trelinski plays fast and loose with the source material and Puccini emerges rather bloodied from the experience
In both vocal and dramatic terms, Bryn Terfel as Wotan has the abundance of resources and depth of insight in this play
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