Month: June 2025

Eyvazov is a compelling Hermann and Netrebko an expressive Lisa in a Vienna revival of The Queen of Spades

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AustriaAustria Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Timur Zangiev (conductor). Livestreamed from the Vienna State Opera (directed by Dominik Kepczynski), 27.6.2025. (JPr)

Yusif Eyvazov (Hermann) and Anna Netrebko (Lisa) © WS/Michael Pöhn

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Istanbul’s Music Festival splendidly celebrates nature and Sufi tradition in Karademir’s ‘Strings of Love’

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TurkeyTurkey Istanbul Music Festival 2025 [1] – ‘Strings of Love’: Coşkun Karademir (lute, baglama), Derya Türkan (Istanbul kemenche), Ibrahim Babayev (lyre), Murat Süngü (cello), Burak Çakir (percussion). Sakip Sabanci Museum, Fistikli Terrace, Istanbul. 23.6.2025. (GT)

‘Strings of Love’ at the Istanbul Music Festival  2025

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Boston Ballet’s opulent and beautifully danced Swan Lake in Los Angeles

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United StatesUnited States Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers of Boston Ballet, Members of Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and other artists / Mischa Santora (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 26.6.2025. (JRo)

Boston Ballet’s Swan Lake –  Prince Siegfried (Sangmin Lee) and Odile (Viktorina Kapitonova) © Theik Smith

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