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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.

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Rolando Villazón and Ildar Abdrazakov: a rare duo

Rolando Villazón and Ildar Abdrazakov team up for a rare series of duets in a Europe-wide tour.

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Medea casts her spell at Wexford

Ireland's Wexford Festival Opera opens its 66th edition with an operatic gem: Luigi Cherubini's 'Medea'.

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Kaufmann and Yoncheva star in Verdi's 'Don Carlos'

Jonas Kaufmann and Sonya Yoncheva open the season at Paris' Opéra Bastille with Verdi's 'Don Carlos', in French!

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Verdi's Masked Ball is a timeless classic

A three act tragedy sprinkled with comedy, Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera – or masked ball – is one of the Italian composer’s most acclaimed masterpieces.

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Bolshoi and Met team up for first time

Fans of opera will be delighted to learn Moscow's Bolshoi theatre and New York's Metropolitan Opera are teaming up for the first time to stage three shows to be shown in both cities.

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Berlin Staatsoper shines with renewed splendour

Berlin’s Staatsoper on the historic Unter den Linden boulevard has reopened.

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Pinocchio reopens Brussels opera house after facelift

Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans and French playwright Joël Pommerat offer a captivating and dark adaptation of Carlo Collodi's legendary tale.

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Juan Diego Flórez captivates in Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia"

The renowned tenor takes on the part of Gennaro in Donizetti's tale of revenge.