Category: Opera review
Victims of War: Aida at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Stormy Weather: Aida at the Arena di Verona
Send in the Clowns: Carmen at the Macerata Opera Festival
Regal Coupling: Anna Bolena at the Teatro Colón
Family Issues: Il trovatore at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
Domestic Excitement: Il turco in Italia at the Teatro Real
Local Flavour: Le nozze di Figaro at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Looking Back: La Fille du régiment at the Teatro Regio di Torino
Seeking Happiness: Le nozze di Figaro at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Murky Business: Macbeth at the Canadian Opera Company
Behind Closed Doors: Elektra at the Kongelige Teater
Senta’s Dream: Der fliegende Holländer at the Oper Köln
Power and Humanity: Simon Boccanegra at the Staatsoper Hamburg
Varying the Song: The Rake’s Progress at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Shadowy Visions: Tristan und Isolde at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Fantasy Waiting: Siegfried at Finnish National Opera
Psychological Violence: War and Peace at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Modern Warfare: Aida at the Kongelige Teater