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How Directors Mine the Gold at the Heart of Wagner’s ‘Ring’

Productions take very different approaches to the central symbol of this epic cycle, treating Wagner with daring freedom.

By Zachary Woolfe

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150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House

It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

By Elliott Verdier and Catherine Porter

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Paris Opera: A Veteran Falstaff Looks Back, and Ahead

Ambrogio Maestri has sung the title role in Verdi’s comedy hundreds of times, most recently for the Paris Opera. He’s also making room for a Puccini tragedy.

By Rebecca Schmid

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Review: Lise Davidsen Achieves Strauss’s Ideal in ‘Salome’

Strauss had seemingly impossible standards for a soprano in “Salome.” But Davidsen, making her role debut in Paris, is exactly what he intended.

By Oussama Zahr