International Opera

All opera reviews from sources other that the UK

Barlett Sher’s Tales of Hoffmann revival at the Met loses the emotional core of this complex opera

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United StatesUnited States Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Broadcast Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 5.10.2024. (JPr)

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Nicklausse), Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann), and Christian Van Horn (Lindorf) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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Chicago Opera Theater’s Leonora shines light on Ferdinando Paër’s overlooked masterpiece

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United StatesUnited States Ferdinando Paër, Leonora: Soloists and Orchestra of Chicago Opera Theater / Dame Jane Glover (conductor). Studebaker Theater, Chicago, 4.10.2024. (ZC)

Alex Soare (Giachino), Keely Futterer (Marcellina), Vanessa Becerra (Fedele/Leonora) , and Joo Won Kang (Rocco) © Michael Brosilow

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An outstanding Benjamin Bernheim dominates the Met’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann revival

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United StatesUnited States Offenbach, Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 24.9.2024. (ES-S)

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (background, Nicklausse), Erin Morley (Olympia), and Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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