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4 May 2024
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Madama Butterfly

San Diego Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The emotional performance of one of the world's most familiar operas
4 May 24 / Broadway World
Il Giustino

Luzerner Theater


No. of reviews: 1

Es ist Dein Bruder. Gruss, Fortuna
3 May 24 / Online Merker
Falstaff

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden


No. of reviews: 2

Ein siegreicher Falstaff
3 May 24 / klassik.com
Wie kommt er da wieder raus?
3 May 24 / Frankfurter Rundschau
Das Rheingold

Dallas Symphony Orchestra


No. of reviews: 1

Imaginative “Das Rheingold” sets the DSO’s semi-staged Ring cycle in motion
3 May 24 / Classical Review
L’Olympiade des Olympiades

Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur


No. of reviews: 2

Nice olympique pour un spectacle surprenant et fusionnel
3 May 24 / Forum Opéra
L'Opéra sur le Podium
2 May 24 / Olyrix
Elektra

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées


No. of reviews: 7

L'Elektra foudroyante d’Iréne Theorin au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
3 May 24 / Bachtrack (French)
Un plateau vocal de classe internationale est sur scène, logiquement applaudi par un public dithyrambique en fin de représentation
1 May 24 / Classique News
Une Elektra moins sauvage qu’espéré
1 May 24 / Forum Opéra
L’œuvre révolutionnaire de Strauss portée par une très belle équipe!
1 May 24 / cult.news
Elektra embrase le Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
1 May 24 / Olyrix
Un rituel de fureur et de sang au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
1 May 24 / Première Loge
Électrique Elektra
30 Apr 24 / Webtheatre
Guercœur

Opéra national du Rhin


No. of reviews: 13

Die Wiedergeburt eines Meisterwerkes
3 May 24 / Klassik begeistert
Christof Loy’s production makes an eloquent case for the philosophical thoughtfulness of Guercœur
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard
Stéphane Degout accomplit une véritable performance qui comble ses admirateurs
3 May 24 / Classique News
A Strasbourg, le Guercœur de Magnard rendu à la vie
3 May 24 / Diapason
Retour d’un chef-d’œuvre
3 May 24 / Altamusica
Ein Abstecher auf die Erde
3 May 24 / Neue Musikzeitung
L’Opéra national du Rhin tire Guercœur des oubliettes
3 May 24 / Bachtrack (French)
Une relative inégalité des forces vocales solistiques porte un peu d’ombre sur la soirée
2 May 24 / Anaclase
Guercœur de Magnard, pur chef-d’œuvre, réhabilité à l’Opéra national du Rhin
1 May 24 / Opera Online (French)
Coup de cœur pour le Guercœur d’Albéric Magnard
1 May 24 / ResMusica
Mais oui, c’est possible!
1 May 24 / Concertclassic.com
Guercœur ramené à la vie par l’Opéra du Rhin
30 Apr 24 / Olyrix
Une résurrection à marquer d’une pierre blanche!
30 Apr 24 / Première Loge
Ariadne auf Naxos

Nationaltheater Mannheim


No. of reviews: 2

Wie schafft sie die Verwandlung?
3 May 24 / Frankfurter Rundschau
Ariadne in Hollywood
30 Apr 24 / concerti
Le nozze di Figaro

Komische Oper Berlin


No. of reviews: 11

Las Bodas de Serebrennikov
3 May 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
The jury remains partially out on the Komische Oper’s new production of Figaro in Berlin
2 May 24 / Seen and Heard
Viel Sex und nackte Haut bei der Premiere am Samstag Abend im Schillertheater
2 May 24 / kultur24
Die Erweckung des Gefährlichen
1 May 24 / Opera Online (German)
Vorsicht: Kunst!
30 Apr 24 / concerti
Figaro im Kellerloch: radikale Mozart-Premiere an der Komischen Oper
30 Apr 24 / Bachtrack (German)
Orchestral ist die Sache trocken und ziemlich sachlich geraten
29 Apr 24 / Online Merker
Von unten sieht man besser
29 Apr 24 / Neue Musikzeitung
Mozart auf Schleudergang
29 Apr 24 / klassik.com
Im Sperrbezirk der Kunst
29 Apr 24 / Die Deutsche Bühne
Die Realität auf der Bühne sich oft angenehm weit von den angekündigten Schrecknissen entfernt
28 Apr 24 / Der Opernfreund
Tosca

Göteborg Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Tosca performed in Gothenburg in all its musical and visual glory
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard
Così fan tutte

Bavarian State Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Master of sex
3 May 24 / Forum Opéra
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Teatro Real, Madrid


No. of reviews: 7

Los Maestros Cantores según Laurent Pelly
3 May 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
A Madrid, Laurent Pelly met en scène “Les Maîtres chanteurs de Nuremberg”
1 May 24 / Diapason
La consagración wagneriana de Heras-Casado
1 May 24 / Platea Magazine
Superficial
1 May 24 / Codalario
Pablo Heras-Casado hizo una lectura entusiasta, elegante y vivaz
30 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish)
Teatro Real’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg falls short of expectations
29 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard
‘Maestros cantores’ para el recuerdo
27 Apr 24 / Scherzo
Lucrezia

Bavarian State Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Neugeborene Klassik mit Alterserscheinungen
3 May 24 / Feuilletonscout
Der Münchner Opernnachwuchs zeigt seine Talente in zwei außerordentlichen Produktionen
1 May 24 / Opera Online (German)
Avantage Orff
30 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
Premiere mit Respighi und Orff
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik
Der Mond

Bavarian State Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Neugeborene Klassik mit Alterserscheinungen
3 May 24 / Feuilletonscout
Der Münchner Opernnachwuchs zeigt seine Talente in zwei außerordentlichen Produktionen
1 May 24 / Opera Online (German)
Avantage Orff
30 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
Premiere mit Respighi und Orff
26 Apr 24 / BR Klassik
El Niño

Metropolitan Opera


No. of reviews: 13

El Niño du MET, entre exubérances et paraboles
3 May 24 / Olyrix
An eye-popping ‘El Niño’ at the Met paints the Nativity at grand scale
29 Apr 24 / Washington Post
La poderosa premier de «El Niño» de John Adams en el Met
28 Apr 24 / Opera World (Spanish)
Miracle on 64th Street
28 Apr 24 / parterre box
El Niño at the Met lacks the seriousness it deserves
27 Apr 24 / Reaction
The Greatest Story Ever Told gets a new look in the Met's El Nińo
27 Apr 24 / Bachtrack
Adams-Sellars ‘El Niño’ blows onto Met stage with look of a fixture
27 Apr 24 / Classical Voice North America
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
Turandot

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino


No. of reviews: 6

Sotto la luna di Mehta
3 May 24 / L'Ape musicale
Olga Maslova, una Turandot tutta cantata e mai gridata
28 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Caloroso e sentito il tributo del pubblico per questa rappresentazione
28 Apr 24 / GBOPERA
Reprise triomphale de la Turandot de Zhang Yimou
28 Apr 24 / Première Loge
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
Pagliacci

Teatro alla Scala


No. of reviews: 11

Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci con cast alternativo
3 May 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Per il dittico la Scala dispiega un’armata di grandi voci, e capitano di ventura in entrambi i titoli è Amartuvshin Enkhbat.
2 May 24 / GBOPERA
Un diptyque épique
2 May 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
Cavalleria rusticana con Eyvazov e Hernández e Pagliacci
2 May 24 / Connessi all'Opera
Salvo qualche contestazione verso il direttore al termine di Cavalleria, per tutto il resto del cast è stato decretato un vivo successo
30 Apr 24 / The Blogartpost
Cavalleria batte Pagliacci tre a zero
28 Apr 24 / Opera Teatro
reprise de Cavalleria rusticana et Pagliacci dans la mise en scène de Martone
27 Apr 24 / Première Loge
«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: 11

Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci con cast alternativo
3 May 24 / Operaclick (Italian)
Per il dittico la Scala dispiega un’armata di grandi voci, e capitano di ventura in entrambi i titoli è Amartuvshin Enkhbat
2 May 24 / GBOPERA
Un diptyque épique
2 May 24 / ConcertoNet (French)
Cavalleria rusticana con Eyvazov e Hernández e Pagliacci
2 May 24 / Connessi all'Opera
Salvo qualche contestazione verso il direttore al termine di Cavalleria, per tutto il resto del cast è stato decretato un vivo successo
30 Apr 24 / The Blogartpost
Cavalleria batte Pagliacci tre a zero
28 Apr 24 / Opera Teatro
Reprise de Cavalleria rusticana et Pagliacci dans la mise en scène de Martone
27 Apr 24 / Première Loge
«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)
Carmen

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 22

Damiano Michieletto’s new Covent Garden Carmen is well sung but disappoints and disturbs
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard
Carmen intense et hantée en direct de Londres
3 May 24 / Olyrix
Aigul Akhmetshina and Piotr Beczala shine in disappointing Michieletto production
1 May 24 / OperaWire
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.
Madama Butterfly

Staatsoper Unter den Linden


No. of reviews: 2

Bis das Rotkehlchen wieder nistet, so lautet sein Versprechen, dann käme er zurück
3 May 24 / Klassik begeistert
Sonya Yoncheva’s commanding performance in a venerable Madama Butterfly at Berlin’s Staatsoper
16 Feb 24 / Seen and Heard
Madama Butterfly

Metropolitan Opera


No. of reviews: 12

Asmik Grigorian brings her exquisite Butterfly to the Met
3 May 24 / Seen and Heard
All about Asmik: Grigorian debuts at the Met in Madama Butterfly
2 May 24 / Bachtrack
Asmik Grigorian provides mixed star turn in Puccini classic
30 Apr 24 / OperaWire
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The Met Opera’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ star Asmik Grigorian on travel and opera.
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