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Eva-Maria Westbroek is a knockout in this revival of Shostakovich’s opera
Thomas Adès’s musically dazzling opera arrives in New York
Thomas Adès’s epic opera showcases its composer’s capacity for invention
Shostakovich’s opera is a vivid but exhausting spectacle in Barrie Kosky’s production
Royal Festival Hall live recording is a rare souvenir of Klaus Tennstedt’s late years in London
Premiered at the Salzburg Festival, Thomas Adès’s new opera is musically dazzling
George Enescu’s opera doesn’t hasten to engage its audience — but it leaves a powerful impression
The singer brings warmth to the title role in a powerful production of Mussorgsky’s opera
Schoenberg’s opera is a triumph for WNO’s music director Lothar Koenigs
The one-act opera’s appeal to the imagination seems no less powerful in the concert hall where recording was made in 2011
Difficult vocal lines and ritualistic patterns make this opera best experienced with eyes as well as ears
A strong revival, featuring a moving performance from Simon Keenlyside in the title role
Birtwistle’s score was strongly performed but a Joseph Beuys-inspired staging failed to come to life
The casting was faultless in this semi-staged performance of Brecht and Weill’s once-notorious work
In both vocal and dramatic terms, Bryn Terfel as Wotan has the abundance of resources and depth of insight in this play
A round-up of the finest recordings of Wagner’s ‘Ring’, as the opera world prepares to celebrate the composer’s bicentenary next year
There are some fine individual performances here, not least from Antonio Pappano’s orchestra, but Graham Vick’s production is showing its age
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