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"La Traviata": Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau star in New York

"Verdi's "La Traviata" is showing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York: under the musical direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin and directed by Michael Mayer, Juan Diego Flórez makes his debut as the hapless Alfredo while Diana Damrau plays the tragic heroine Violetta.

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Verdi's "Attila" opens La Scala season

Triumph for Chailly and Abdrazakov as audience warms to tale of fall of Rome.

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Revival of Chéreau's legendary "Elektra" at La Scala

The opera house revived the famous production to mark the fifth anniversary of the director's death.

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Sonya Yoncheva's "Medea" casts her spell on Berlin

In her 50th role, the Bulgarian soprano unites with Daniel Barenboim in an unforgettable opera.

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Opera star Juan Diego Flórez returns to his roots in Latin America

The celebrated Peruvian tenor has picked up his guitar again to sing classic songs from his childhood.

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Barbara Hannigan triumphs in new opera "Berenice" in Paris

The Canadian soprano excels in a role written for her.

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Plácido Domingo's Operalia crowns rising stars

The great singer's dedication to promoting rising talent in the world's foremost Opera singing competition enters its 26th year, and the latest edition has revealed an exceptional female voice.

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Claudio Monteverdi's Baroque masterpiece explores sexual politics

Claudio Monterverdi's Baroque masterpiece L'incoronazione di Poppea explores sexual politics and naked ambition, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role and Kate Lindsey as Emperor Nero, at the Salzburg Festival.

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Barber's mysterious "Vanessa" enthrals at Glyndebourne

A dark story full of secrets: "The American composer Samuel Barber won for his first opera "Vanessa" the Pulitzer Prize. The masterpiece from the 1950s is now on stage at the Glyndebourne Festival.

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Wagner's mystical Parsifal mesmerises Munich

The composer's intense, complex masterpiece opened the Munich Opera Festival at the Bavarian State Opera with a stellar cast

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Bryn Terfel stars as Falstaff at the Royal Opera House in London

"Falstaff" is a Verdi for opera buffs providing a visionary look into the next century. On the stage of the Royal Opera House in London, bass-baritone Bryn Terfel stars as the tragicomical hedonist - in a production by the Canadian Robert Carsen.

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Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" casts its spell on Zurich

Andreas Homoki's production of La Forza del Destino, The Force of Destiny, runs at the Zurich Opera House until the end of June

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Another success for Cecilia Bartoli at the Whitsun Festival

150 years ago, the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini died. In his honour, Salzburg's Whitsun Festival presented the opera buffa 'L'Italiana in Algeri' amongst other works of his era.

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Rolando Villazón's 'Die Fledermaus' travels in time

“Die Fledermaus” is the epitome of Viennese operetta. Strauss' lighthearted masterpiece is staged by none other than star tenor Rolando Villazón. At the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, his extravaganza takes us on a journey from the 19th century to the future.

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Plácido Domingo and Sonya Yoncheva illuminate the Met in Verdi gem

At New York's Met Opera, experienced tenor Plácido Domingo offers a stunning performance in "Luisa Miller" by Verdi, alongside his wonderful prodigy Sonya Yoncheva.

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Terry Gilliam weaves his magic at the Opera Bastille

The Monty Python co-founder casts his spell over an extraordinary production of "Benvenuto Cellini"

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Gounod's 'Roméo et Juliette' mesmerizes Barcelona

It is the most famous love story of all time: Romeo and Juliet. Now Charles Gounod's operatic adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy returns to the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

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Donizetti's 'Elisir d'Amore' wows Vienna

French tenor Benjamin Bernheim is irresistible as he debuts in Vienna for Donizetti's 1832 opera, love elixir.

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Juan Diego Flórez debuts in fantastical "Les Contes d'Hoffmann"

The world-renowned tenor plays the visionary writer ETA Hoffman in Jacques Offenbach's extravagent opera which blurs the lines between the real and the imaginary.

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Yoncheva rises to the challenge of Tosca at The Met

Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva enhances her reputation in her debut performance of the lead character in Puccini's masterpiece.