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Their entrances, though, are coups de théâtre on top of the already impressive stage magic in this high-risk, high-payoff “Walküre” — the latest installment in Castellucci’s “Ring” cycle at La Monnaie.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

“Dialogues” ends with one of opera’s great coups de théâtre.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023

At the time, the tale of the haggling over and adoption of the Declaration of Independence felt like other savvy coups de théâtre.

From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2022

One of the most satisfying rhetorical coups de théâtre of the book is the belated explanation of the title.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2014

People found in it, together with some new types and coups de théâtre, observation, gaiety, a rare freedom of handling, some really moving touches, and, here and there, flashes of imagination and poetry.

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin