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A thoroughly satisfying revival of Zandonai’s opera
A listless production of Rossini’s opera was interrupted by a safety scare
Simon Keenlyside provided telling phraseology, nimble wit and endlessly clever touches of character delineation
Anita Hartig outshone her colleagues — and the staging — with a Susanna of unflagging force and charm
Though this production has musical strengths, Richard Eyre’s staging is a curious affair
David McVicar’s staging remains peculiar, but the production was enlivened by some excellent singing
Leigh Melrose holds his own in the title role of Berg’s operatic masterpiece which Fabio Luisi conducts
Despite passion in the pit, David McVicar’s double bill of operas failed to triumph
With her resonantly beautiful voice, Anna Netrebko is a riveting presence in Verdi’s opera
Joyce DiDonato sings with casual brilliance in the Met’s hyperactive Rossini production
This sprawling five-hour epic plodded along in a staging that managed to accentuate the negative
The final instalment of Robert Lepage’s costly ‘Ring’ cycle lives down to its predecessors
Tasteful, traditional, intelligently plotted and essentially unimaginative
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