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John Adams’s opera offers an arresting vision of California during the gold rush
Weapons maker steps in to support US-backed version of ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’
An opera that ravishes the eye and seduces the ear
Finnish soprano Karita Mattila is captivating in a memorable production of Janáček’s opera
Matthias Goerne’s voice provided a thrilling counterpoint to William Kentridge’s visuals
A production of Donizetti’s opera that overflows with staging concepts but lacks a Lucia of substance
Michael Fabiano’s Rodolfo stood out in a musically dynamic but dramatically inert night of Verdi
A new work based on ‘La Ciociara’ suffers from a rambling libretto that neglects characterisation
An opera based on a real-life story struggles to convey the complexity of its characters
In an uneven production, Patricia Racette sang the title role with deep commitment
Local premieres for two operas, one wryly whimsical, the other grimly hard-hitting
Tobias Picker’s operatic adaptation of Stephen King’s novel is veristic to a fault
Karita Mattila delivers a rounded portrait of a character who is slowly but surely corroding from within
Plácido Domingo bids the city’s opera farewell with an obscure opus
Coward’s ‘Design for Living’ opens in London and Martins’ ‘Swan Lake’ returns to Royal Danish Theatre
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