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El Niño

Metropolitan Opera


No. of reviews: 4

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
Un Ballo in Maschera

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia


No. of reviews: 4

Le bal de l’Amérique contemporaine
25 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
El maestro Antonino Fogliani ofreció una lectura no muy sobrada de sutilezas pero efectiva en conjunto
24 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish)
Le bal de l’Amérique contemporaine
24 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
El ‘Ballo’ tropieza con la desquiciada narrativa de Rafael Villalobos
23 Apr 24 / Scherzo
Ali

La Monnaie | De Munt


No. of reviews: 2

Alla Monnaie la storia di Ali
25 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Un autre opéra pour se réveiller
25 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
Arianna in Creta

London Handel Festival


No. of reviews: 2

Arianna in Creta con Sonia Prina
25 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
A fabulous close to 2024’s London Handel Festival
23 Apr 24 / Opera Today
Requiem

Theater Basel


No. of reviews: 2

Le Castellucci-Requiem poursuit son tour du monde : Bâle
25 Apr 24 / ResMusica
A Basilea il Monteverdi di Marthaler e il Mozart di Castellucci
24 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Lucia di Lammermoor

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 13

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
Jenufa

Deutsche Oper am Rhein


No. of reviews: 4

Insgesamt präsentiert die Deutsche Oper am Rhein mit dieser Jenůfa eine sehen- und hörenswerte Produktion
25 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund
Leoš Janáčeks Oper „Jenůfa“ in Duisburg berührt in Tatjana Gürbacas Inszenierung
19 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung
Es hätte anders kommen können
17 Apr 24 / Frankfurter Rundschau
Ein utopischer Augenblick des Verzeihens
16 Apr 24 / Online Musik Magazin
Simon Boccanegra

Opéra national de Paris


No. of reviews: 12

San Simón Tézier en Bieitolandia
25 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
Ludovic Tézier ha regalato l’incarnazione del corsaro-doge più convincente e a tutto tondo degli ultimi lustri
6 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Le port de l’angoisse
26 Mar 24 / Opera Gazet (French)
Two operas staged by famed (for many) or infamous (for others) Spanish stage director Calixto Bieito
26 Mar 24 / Opera Today
Verdi, la música. Bieito, el teatro
26 Mar 24 / Platea Magazine
The singing was extraordinary — making the staging extremely interesting
24 Mar 24 / OperaWire
Ludovic Tézier, monumental Boccanegra
21 Mar 24 / Webtheatre
Le retour de «Boccanegra» à l’Opéra Bastille ou la perfection d’une reprise
15 Mar 24 / cult.news
Le retour du Doge Tézier
15 Mar 24 / Olyrix
Un Ludovic Tézier au zénith retrouve son Simon Boccanegra à l’Opéra national de Paris
15 Mar 24 / Première Loge
La musique au sommet
14 Mar 24 / Opera Online (French)
Triomphe des voix
14 Mar 24 / Forum Opéra
Turandot

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino


No. of reviews: 2

Zubin Mehta ouvre le Mai musical florentin avec Turandot de Puccini
24 Apr 24 / ResMusica
Il cast assemblato si conferma di buon livello
24 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
Tristan und Isolde

Aalto Musiktheater Essen


No. of reviews: 2

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)
Florencia en el Amazonas

Opera San José


No. of reviews: 5

Opera San Jose embarks on a magical journey in Florencia en el Amazonas
24 Apr 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice
The vocal quality of the cast collectively shines
24 Apr 24 / cordellreportsdotcom
As performed in San Jose Catán’s opera is a gem
22 Apr 24 / Opera Today
In San Jose, an opera singer takes an emotional trip up the Amazon
22 Apr 24 / San Francisco Chronicle
Daniel Catan: Ahead of (before his) time
22 Apr 24 / Operaville
Le villi

Teatro Regio di Torino


No. of reviews: 4

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
Roberto Devereux

Dutch National Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Roberto Devereux DNO redelijk geslaagd
24 Apr 24 / Place de l'Opera
Crowning glory: DNO's Donizetti Tudor trilogy concludes with Roberto Devereux
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
Drame bourgeois
23 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
In fin dei conti, un’occasione persa
21 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Mansfield Park

New Zealand Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Blissful Mansfield Park in Auckland
24 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
La Sonnambula

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma


No. of reviews: 11

Videos, Callas, and unclear references
24 Apr 24 / OperaWire
Successo caloroso al termine
23 Apr 24 / The Blogartpost
Debut triunfal de Lisette Oropesa en 'La Sonnambula'
20 Apr 24 / Ópera Actual
Ruth Iniesta debuta "La sonnambula" de Bellini en la Ópera de Roma
20 Apr 24 / Platea Magazine
Lisette Oropesa, stella della serata
19 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
La sonnambula con cast alternativo
17 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Alla fine sentiti applausi per la parte musicale ma vivaci dissensi all’insegna di una regia tanto confusionaria
16 Apr 24 / GBOPERA
La sonnambula à Rome – ou le sommeil agité d’Amina !
16 Apr 24 / Première Loge
Meglio, allora, concentrarsi sulla parte musicale, riuscitissima
15 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
“La Sonnambula” con cast alternativo
12 Apr 24 / GBOPERA
Una Sonnambula da sogno
11 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Elektra

Berliner Philharmoniker


No. of reviews: 2

A question of momentum
24 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (English)
L’intensità di direttore, orchestra e solisti hanno reso quasi superflua la componente visiva
10 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
La Gioconda

Teatro di San Carlo


No. of reviews: 11

Le mélo des stars
24 Apr 24 / Wanderer
Une affiche des (très) grands soirs!
23 Apr 24 / Première Loge
Netrebko, Kaufmann y Tézier en el San Carlo de Nápoles: ‘La Gioconda’
23 Apr 24 / Beckmesser
Non solo stelle
19 Apr 24 / L'Ape musicale
La danse infernale de Tezier et Netrebko dans La Gioconda à Naples
17 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French)
Naples vs Salzbourg : le match
16 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra
La danza delle voci
13 Apr 24 / L'Ape musicale
Trionfale Gioconda
13 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Per Anna Netrebko e Jonas Kaufmann è Gioconda non-stop
13 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Anna Netrebko and Ludovic Tézier shine in a starry triumph for La Gioconda in Naples
13 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
Romantico e scenicamente amabile è l’Enzo Grimaldo di Jonas Kaufmann
13 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera
La Traviata

Los Angeles Opera


No. of reviews: 5

James Conlon conducts a ravishing La traviata in Los Angeles
24 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard
LA Opera shines with La Traviata
19 Apr 24 / Culver City Observer
Champagne tastes
11 Apr 24 / parterre box
LA Opera’s Traviata is colorful without depth
10 Apr 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice
LA Opera’s new Traviata lacks fizz
9 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
The Anonymous Lover

Aalto Musiktheater Essen


No. of reviews: 3

L’amant anonyme oder Unerwartete Wendungen
24 Apr 24 / klassik.com
El hombre más consumado de Europa en equitación, carrera, tiro, esgrima, baile y música
10 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
Die launige Zumutung verliert sich in überbordender Diversity der Stile
19 Mar 24 / Opera Online (German)
L'incoronazione di Poppea

Theater Basel


No. of reviews: 5

A Basilea il Monteverdi di Marthaler e il Mozart di Castellucci
24 Apr 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Au Theater Basel, le sacre de Poppée par Marthaler et Cummings à l’heure de la Realpolitik
27 Mar 24 / Bachtrack (French)
Mécanique des cadavres
18 Mar 24 / Wanderer
Dans le ventre fécond de la bête immonde
9 Mar 24 / ResMusica
A Bâle, le Couronnement de Poppée… et de Marthaler
5 Mar 24 / Diapason
Carmen

Vienna State Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Es bleibt spannend...
24 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (German)
Musikalische Mittelmäßigkeit trifft auf szenische Trostlosigkeit
23 Apr 24 / Opera Online (German)
Bewährte Kräfte aus dem Haus und nicht ganz ungetrübte Freude über Hilfe von außen
21 Apr 24 / Online Merker
Bizets Eifersuchtsdrama als veristische Oper mit Gegenwartsbezug
31 Jan 24 / Online Merker
Aida

Bavarian State Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Jonas Kaufmann in Aida at the Bayerische Staatsoper
23 Apr 24 / Opera Today
Il trittico

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater


No. of reviews: 1

Ein fulminanter Saisonausklang
23 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund
Simon Boccanegra

Opera Rara


No. of reviews: 3

A memorable 1857 Simon Boccanegra from Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
Simon Boccanegra was a resounding success and testament to Elder’s 24-year rejuvenation of the Hallé
21 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard
Vast forces bring Verdi’s ‘fiasco’ to vivid life
20 Apr 24 / The Guardian
La bohème

Opéra national de Bordeaux


No. of reviews: 5

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
Les pêcheurs de perles

Teatro Massimo di Palermo


No. of reviews: 1

Gabriele Ferro sottolinea i languori di una partitura che già mostra l’abilità di grande orchestratore di Bizet
23 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Cendrillon

Opéra de Lausanne


No. of reviews: 3

Cendrillon de Massenet, en fermant les yeux, à l’Opéra de Lausanne
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (French)
A Lausanne, une Cendrillon à demi réussie
22 Apr 24 / Crescendo
Cendrillon ne convainc qu’à moitié
21 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
Ariadne auf Naxos

Teatro Colón


No. of reviews: 2

Una reposición para iniciar la temporada
23 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
Aspettando i fuochi d'artificio
17 Apr 24 / L'Ape musicale
Saint François d'Assise

Grand Théâtre de Genève


No. of reviews: 19

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
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