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A Film-Minded Director Returns to the Metropolitan Opera

Mariusz Trelinski returns to the Metropolitan Opera next year with a new staging of “La Forza del Destino,” which leans into psychoanalysis and fate.

“The Greek Passion” Takes Center Stage at the Salzburg Festival

Bohuslav Martinu’s “Greek Passion” poses a timeless question: when a group of refugees seek protection in a new community, what will the locals do?

Jakub Hrusa, the Royal Opera’s Next Leader, Keeps Quality in Mind

“I don’t want to exclude anything,” says the Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa, who plans to present Czech music alongside mainstream repertoire in London.

When La Scala Is Sold Out, You Can Still Get In (Online)

The opera house’s new streaming service provides live and on-demand performances, as well as extras like backstage glimpses and educational programs.

A Decidedly French “Hamlet” Returns to Paris

Starting in March, Ambroise Thomas’s version of the Shakespearean tragedy will be revived at the Opéra Bastille for the first time since 1938.

Vienna Philharmonic to Honor Players Lost in World War II

In the new year, the Vienna Philharmonic will pay tribute to more than a dozen of its members who were ousted, exiled and killed during…