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The period production in New York offers three house debuts
Puccini’s triptych of operas is cliché-ridden, though soprano Mané Galoyan steals the show
Jonas Kaufmann is a superb Calaf on a disc that holds up against the opera’s great recordings of the past
Musical standards are very high this year and casts are top-drawer, though the choices so far have been conservative
Rome staging turns the story into a rallying cry for the world’s oppressed but too many allusions feel tenuous and forced
Talk of ‘end times’ from a US critic prompts Richard Fairman to consider the health of this once-great art form
Annilese Miskimmon’s production sets the opera in the aftermath of the second world war
Jonathan Kent’s production returns with a traditional setting but a largely new cast
It is left to conductor Anthony Pappano to bring Puccini’s opera to life
The staging looks good and its blend of ebullience and sentimentality is nicely balanced
Ermonela Jaho gives an emotionally shattering performance in Puccini’s opera
An intense performance of Puccini’s opera is undermined by ugly design and plodding surtitles
Jonathan Kent’s full-blooded production is matched by full-hearted orchestral playing
Anna Netrebko conquered all in an otherwise awkward production of Puccini’s opera
A production of Puccinin’s opera with interesting ideas, but more losses than gains
A ‘red classic’, this tale of a revolutionary martyr has been updated in a bid to give it fresh appeal
The extra sparkle of Hollywood stardust from Woody Allen and Plácido Domingo befits a production from LA Opera
This was the foursome’s natural home, a stadium habitat where their uplifting platitudes make most sense
A new edition of Puccini’s opera is bolstered by a tight staging concept
Rufus Wainwright’s ambitious opera was filleted and served with film and a pop set by the star
A revival of Richard Jones’s triumphant production of Puccini’s three operas
Though this production has musical strengths, Richard Eyre’s staging is a curious affair
The Romanian soprano relishes her histrionics, but Samuel Youn’s Scarpia is lacklustre
Nina Stemme managed to shine on a grotesquely overpopulated stage
Puccini’s opera is given a Scandinavian setting and characters in this ingenious staging
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