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Intermezzo

Deutsche Oper Berlin


No. of reviews: 1

Vor 100 Jahren fand die Uraufführung des zweiaktigen Werks mit vielen Intermezzi statt
26 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund
Lucrezia

Bavarian State Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Premiere mit Respighi und Orff
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik
Der Mond

Bavarian State Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Premiere mit Respighi und Orff
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik
El Niño

Metropolitan Opera


No. of reviews: 6

Julia Bullock, J’Nai Bridges, Davóne Tines and Marin Alsop bring Lileana Blain-Cruz’s creative vision to luscious life
26 Apr 24 / OperaWire
A Nativity story enriched with Latin American imagery
26 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard
Spectacular visuals make for a scenic feast in Met’s “El Niño”
25 Apr 24 / Classical Review
Marin Alsop, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s new principal guest conductor, makes her Met debut
25 Apr 24 / Philadelphia Inquirer
John Adams's 'El Niño' arrives at the Met in lush glory
25 Apr 24 / New York Times
John Adams's El Nino finally arrives at the Met after world travels
25 Apr 24 / Broadway World
Tristan und Isolde

Aalto Musiktheater Essen


No. of reviews: 3

Tristan und Isolde von 2006 hat sich jedoch als zeitlos gültig erwiesen
26 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund
Barrie Kosky directs Tristan und Isolde in Essen
24 Apr 24 / Leidmotief (English)
Catherine Foster gestaltet Isolde mit großer stimmlicher Kraft ihres Soprans
23 Apr 24 / IOCO (German)
Lucia di Lammermoor

Opera Queensland


No. of reviews: 1

A perfect night at the opera opens OQ's inaugural Brisbane Bel Canto festival
26 Apr 24 / Limelight
Il trittico

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater


No. of reviews: 2

Leuchten aus dem Graben
26 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung
Ein fulminanter Saisonausklang
23 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund
Le villi

Teatro Regio di Torino


No. of reviews: 6

“Le Villi” con cast alternativo
26 Apr 24 / GBOPERA
Le Villi, prima opera pucciniana, torna al Regio di Torino dopo 140 anni
26 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale
Caloroso il consenso espresso dal numeroso pubblico della prima
24 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Primeros pasos
23 Apr 24 / Platea Magazine
Le Villi riammaliano il Regio
21 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Anello debole della serata è il cast vocale
21 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
Lucia di Lammermoor

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 14

A strong cast makes up for Katie Mitchell’s brutal production
26 Apr 24 / OperaWire
Nadine Sierra heads an outstanding cast in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House
25 Apr 24 / Opera Online (English)
Dieser Haushalt macht krank
25 Apr 24 / Das Opernmagazin
Bravo for ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ at the ROH
24 Apr 24 / The Article
A spine-tingling revival helmed by an enthralling central performance
23 Apr 24 / Broadway World
Voices of extraordinary quality
23 Apr 24 / The Stage
Nadine Sierra leads a musically formidable Lucia di Lammermoor revival at the ROH
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
A sensational Nadine Sierra in Lucia di Lammermoor at the ROH
23 Apr 24 / Opera Today
Lucia di Lammermoor con Sierra, Anduaga e Ruciński
23 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
À Londres, Lucia di Lammermoor prise dans un tourbillon de violence
23 Apr 24 / cult.news
Larynx-shredding vocals and coloratura to die for
23 Apr 24 / London Unattached
A vocally breathtaking, disturbing to witness descent into madness
22 Apr 24 / The Guardian
A thrilling new cast renews a fine production of Donizetti's tragic opera
22 Apr 24 / CultureWhisper
A superb revival: Royal Opera House’s Lucia di Lammermoor turns tragedy into triumph
22 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard
La bohème

Opéra national de Bordeaux


No. of reviews: 6

La Bohème ou le recyclage onirique à Bordeaux
26 Apr 24 / Classicagenda
Roberto González-Monjas - assurément, quelqu’un qu’il faut suivre!
23 Apr 24 / Anaclase
A Bordeaux, une Bohème «zéro achat», 100% beau chant
23 Apr 24 / Diapason
Du neuf avec du vieux
23 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
Recyclage et zéro achat pour une efficace Bohème à l’Opéra de Bordeaux
23 Apr 24 / ResMusica
Une Bohème dans le plus simple appareil à Bordeaux
20 Apr 24 / Olyrix
The Fiery Angel

Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari


No. of reviews: 1

Alla fine applausi intensi per tutti i protagonisti
26 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Pagliacci

Teatro alla Scala


No. of reviews: 4

«Cavalleria rusticana» y «Pagliacci» en La Scala de Milán
26 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish)
I due capolavori del verismo musicale tornano sul palcoscenico scaligero
19 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
Cavalleria e Pagliacci, ancora un binomio indissolubile
19 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale
Torna alla Scala, con successo, la bella messa in scena del dittico Cavalleria/Pagliacci di Mario Martone
18 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Cavalleria Rusticana

Teatro alla Scala


No. of reviews: 4

«Cavalleria rusticana» y «Pagliacci» en La Scala de Milán
26 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish)
I due capolavori del verismo musicale tornano sul palcoscenico scaligero
19 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
Cavalleria e Pagliacci, ancora un binomio indissolubile
19 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale
Torna alla Scala, con successo, la bella messa in scena del dittico Cavalleria/Pagliacci di Mario Martone
18 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Les pêcheurs de perles

Teatro Massimo di Palermo


No. of reviews: 2

La Leïla de l’année
26 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
Gabriele Ferro sottolinea i languori di una partitura che già mostra l’abilità di grande orchestratore di Bizet
23 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Pelléas et Mélisande

Opéra Royal de Wallonie


No. of reviews: 8

L’envers des destinées
26 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
Quel beau plateau de solistes
22 Apr 24 / Crescendo
Monsieur Croche invites to the opera
20 Apr 24 / Leidmotief (English)
Le Royaume d’inframonde
20 Apr 24 / Concertclassic.com
A l’Opéra de Liège, un Pelléas et Mélisande : grâce à la musique
18 Apr 24 / ResMusica
Etrange et poétique
18 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
Pelléas et Mélisande entre monde végétal et douleurs terrestres à Liège
17 Apr 24 / Olyrix
Pour Pelléas et Golaud à l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
16 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French)
Un Ballo in Maschera

Oper Köln


No. of reviews: 3

Lo que se oculta tras las máscaras
26 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
Versungen: Verdis Reverenz gegenüber der Belcanto-Ära erlebt das Publikum unter Wert
22 Apr 24 / Opera Online (German)
Premiere von Verdis „Maskenball“ in Köln frenetisch bejubelt
17 Apr 24 / Das Opernmagazin
Saint François d'Assise

Grand Théâtre de Genève


No. of reviews: 20

Saint-François d’Assise, Messiaen oecuménique à Genève
26 Apr 24 / Classicagenda
Saint François d'Assise, una creatura drammatico-musicale ‘fuori dal tempo’?
23 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Un ‘San Francisco de Asís’ ascético y humano
23 Apr 24 / Scherzo
Die Inszenierung und die visuelle Gestaltung des Stücks wird von Adel Abdessemed inszeniert
20 Apr 24 / Online Merker
La musique de l’invisible
20 Apr 24 / Première Loge
La spiritualité de Messiaen se fond avec la sensualité d’Abdessemed
19 Apr 24 / cult.news
Le Grand Théâtre de Genève met Saint-François d’Assise à l’envers
18 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French)
Tableaux plus que Théâtre
18 Apr 24 / Wanderer
On comprend qu’elle puisse en agacer certains, mais un agnostique l’apprécie pleinement
17 Apr 24 / Classique News
Grand frère des pauvres
17 Apr 24 / Concertclassic.com
Shopping trolleys in heaven: an arthouse staging for Messiaen's testament of beauty in Geneva
17 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
La minutie du dosage est somptueuse, dans une onctuosité inattendue
17 Apr 24 / Anaclase
La démesure et l’intimité, à la fois
15 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
Sul piano musicale, l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande mantiene una precisione eccezionale lungo tutto lo spettacolo
15 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
À Genève, Saint François d’Assise loin du divin
14 Apr 24 / ResMusica
Der Mensch im Mönch
13 Apr 24 / concerti
A Genève, un Saint François d’Assise distancié
13 Apr 24 / Diapason
Messiaen en antichambre
13 Apr 24 / Altamusica
Multireligiöser Bilderbogen ohne Mitte
13 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung
Saint-François d’Assise laïc mais universel à Genève
13 Apr 24 / Olyrix
La rondine

Vienna Volksoper


No. of reviews: 6

Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer
26 Apr 24 / Oper in Wien
Das Glück ist ein Vogerl, und die Liebe auch
16 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (German)
Eine nachhaltige Rehabilitierung des Stücks ist nicht gelungen
14 Apr 24 / Online Merker
Puccinis "La rondine" an der Volksoper mit ganz neuem Schluss
12 Apr 24 / Der Standard
Dem Publikum gefiel die gefällige Inszenierung
12 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund
Schmonzette mit Schmäh
11 Apr 24 / Online Merker
Carmen

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 19

Glorious singing in Royal Opera's new production of Bizet's Carmen
26 Apr 24 / Express
Aigul Akhmetshina, una Carmen en busca de un buen regisseur
18 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
A welcome new ‘Carmen’ at Covent Garden
17 Apr 24 / The Article
Aigul Akhmetshina steals the show in Damiano Michieletto’s uneven new 70s-set Bizet
14 Apr 24 / The Observer
Aigul Akhmetshina resplendit dans Carmen au Royal Opera House
12 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French)
Trio de choc
12 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is exceptional in the title role of Bizet's opera, but what's the Duchess of Alba doing here?
11 Apr 24 / CultureWhisper
Aigul Akhmetshina shines in Carmen at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
11 Apr 24 / Opera Online (English)
Carmen con regia di Damiano Michieletto
11 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
A welcome new ‘Carmen’ at Covent Garden
10 Apr 24 / The Article
Damiano Michieletto’s production disappoints despite strong performances
9 Apr 24 / The Stage
Some outstanding singing at the Royal Opera’s new Carmen
9 Apr 24 / Opera Today
Akmetshina shines
9 Apr 24 / London Unattached
Aigul Akhmetshina is electrifying in simmering, naturalistic staging
8 Apr 24 / The Guardian
Akhmetshina dominates, but in Michieletto’s new Carmen his ‘clever’ aspects may jar on repetition
8 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard
Gritty realism & a reluctance to add any local colour & movement, redeemed by musical performances
8 Apr 24 / Planet Hugill
Aigul Akhmetshina commands the stage in this compelling new production
7 Apr 24 / Broadway World
Strong women, no sexual chemistry and little stage focus
7 Apr 24 / The Arts Desk
Michieletto’s excellent new Carmen lit up by Beczała and Akhmetshina at Covent Garden
7 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
Aigul Akhmetshina: 'It's Fifty Shades of Carmen!'
The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours.
La rondine

Teatro alla Scala


No. of reviews: 17

L'hirondelle fait le printemps musical
26 Apr 24 / Wanderer
Grande successo di pubblico per La Rondine alla Scala
20 Apr 24 / Opera Teatro
Mariangela Sicilia, con una presencia escénica convincente y un fraseo cuidado, destacó en su papel de Magda
16 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish)
Puccini alla Scala, la “nuova” Rondine di Chailly prigioniera del Truman show di Irina Brook
16 Apr 24 / Pierachille Dolfini
La Scala de Milan redécouvre La Rondine
15 Apr 24 / Crescendo
Con la nuova produzione de “La rondine”, il Teatro alla Scala dà il via alle celebrazioni del centenario pucciniano
13 Apr 24 / Opera Libera
La Magda di Mariangela Sicilia è il trionfo dell’edonismo vocale
12 Apr 24 / GBOPERA
Une hirondelle fait le printemps à la Scala
12 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
La cosa migliore de La rondine è la direzione di Riccardo Chailly
12 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
Successo alla Scala con qualche dissenso per la regìa
12 Apr 24 / Il Corriere Musicale
‘La Rondine’ de Puccini regresa a la Scala
11 Apr 24 / Scherzo
Alla Scala vola La rondine e fa primavera
11 Apr 24 / Il trillo parlante
La rondine is enthusiastically received after a long absence at La Scala
9 Apr 24 / The Opera Critic
Il profumo perduto della Rondine
9 Apr 24 / Le Salon Musical
La rondine a fait le printemps
8 Apr 24 / Classique News
La Rondine torna alla Scala
7 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Riccardo Chailly domina la ricca tavolozza cromatica con maestria
6 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
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