Tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro is the star of a new Ricky Ian Gordon opera, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

United StatesUnited States Gordon, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis: Soloists, New York City Opera Orchestra / James Lowe (conductor). Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City Opera & The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, New York, 30.1.2022. (RP)

Anthony Ciaramitaro (Giorgio) © Steven Pisano

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Barrie Kosky’s life-affirming Cunning Little Vixen at the Staatsoper in Munich

GermanyGermany Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s chorus and Orchestra of the Bayerische Staatsoper / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 30.1.2022. (ALL)

Elena Tsallagova (l, Sharp-Ears) and Angela Brower (r, Gold-Spur) © Wilfried Hösl

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Gergiev’s remarkable ensemble of singing-actors make Vienna’s The Queen of Spades revival still relevant

AustriaAustria Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Livestreamed from the Vienna State Opera (directed by Jasmina Eleta), 27.1.2022. (JPr)

Vienna State Opera’s The Queen of Spades Act II Scene 1 © Michael Poehn

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