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Covent Garden finally has its first black lead for Verdi’s drama. Plus: a disappointing Distance at the Spitalfields Festival
Christophe Honoré chooses not to tell a story in his production of Berlioz’s opera for Bayerische Staatsoper
Bartlett Sher brings the darkening atmosphere of interwar Germany to Verdi’s opera
The BBC Symphony Orchestra play music that has enough pre-echoes of the Italian composer’s future mastery
Two big personalities – Vittorio Grigolo and Bryn Terfel – dominate this lively production
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