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					<p>I am very much interested in La Scala&#8217;s upcoming opening night with Verdi&#8217;s <em>Otello</em>.</p>
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					<p>I’m overdue for some bel canto and WCO has historically done it well.</p>
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					<p>This season marks the third annual visit of <strong>The English Concert</strong> to American shores, this time with a production of Handel’s <em>Alessandro</em>.</p>
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					<p><strong>George Saunders</strong>’s unforgettable novel about the greatest sorrow known to humankind—surviving the loss of a child and letting go—work as sung theater by <strong>Missy Mazzoli</strong>. </p>
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					<p><strong>Evgeny Titov</strong>, locally infamous for his production of <em>Salome</em> where the titular heroine wears a <a href="https://parterre.com/2026/01/05/the-offal-truth/">paper mask</a> for the entire performance, returns with Szymanowski&#8217;s shimmering <em>King Roger</em>. </p>
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						Next season I&#8217;m excited for <em>Manon</em> with Nadine Sierra					</a>
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					<p>There are several HDs that look interesting, but what I most looking forward to is the Manon with Nadine Sierra.</p>
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					<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to the Met&#8217;s new production of Puccini&#8217;s <em>La fanciulla del West</em>.</p>
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