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AthensMedeaNew production
Cherubini: Médée/Medea
Philippe Auguin; Sir David McVicar; Greek National Opera; Doey Lüthi; Paule Constable; Greek National Opera Orchestra
SavonlinnaThe Magic Flute
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Sakari Oramo; August Everding; Toni Businger; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra; Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir
FlorenceDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Zubin Mehta; Giorgio Ferrara; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Dante Ferretti; Maurizio Galante; Fiammetta Baldiserri; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
ParmaPagliacci / Les Noces
Leoncavallo, Stravinsky
Andrea Battistoni; Franco Zeffirelli; Teatro Regio di Parma; Carlo Centolavigna; Raimonda Gaetani; Andrea Borelli; Orchestra dell'Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini
HamburgLes Contes d'Hoffmann
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Kent Nagano; Daniele Finzi Pasca; Staatsoper Hamburg; Hugo Gargiulo; Giovanna Buzzi; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
SydneyAida
Verdi: Aida
Lorenzo Passerini; Davide Livermore; Opera Australia; Tahu Matheson; Giò Forma; Gianluca Falaschi; John Rayment
LondonLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Sir Richard Eyre; The Royal Opera; Bob Crowley; Jean Kalman; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Inheriting Callas’ crown in Athens: Pirozzi takes on Medea
The punishing role of Medea is forever associated with Maria Callas. To celebrate the diva’s centenary, Greek National Opera presents a new production by Sir David McVicar, starring Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi.
An evocative retelling of Madama Butterfly on Sydney Harbour
Paradise is lost and greed is good in this stunning retelling of Puccini's ageless opera.
Andrei Serban's Turandot returns once more to the Royal Opera House
Riddle me this: what is the result of combining Andrei Serban's beloved staging of Turandot with Antonio Pappano's first stage outing of the piece? Answer: a thrilling evening.
Happy Birthday, Maestro Zeffirelli! La Scala revives a beloved Bohème
Marina Rebeka and Freddie de Tommaso are the protagonists in the 200th performance of the historical production of La bohème by Franco Zeffirelli, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, under the baton of Eun Sun Kim, who debuts at La Scala.
On a knife-edge: Carmen returns to English National Opera
Bieito’s vivid production of Bizet's most famous work is a classic; his attack on toxic masculinity is visceral, made more potent by an excellent leading pair of singers.
COC's sexed up Figaro: beautifully sung, creepily funny
The COC revival of its 2016 production of Le nozze di Figaro is still rooted in Claus Guth’s gloomy Scandinavia but it’s lightened up to become much sexier and funnier.
Mass appeal: Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites revived at the Met
John Dexter's production, now among the longest-serving in the company's repertory, remains a marvel of simple, effective storytelling.