Spain Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 21.3.2025. (JMI)
‘Wer is gut?’: Katharina Wagner’s new Lohengrin is booed in Barcelona
Year: 2025
Generous and rewarding contemporary string quartets from the JACK Quartet
United Kingdom Various: JACK Quartet (Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman [violins], John Pickford Richards [viola], Jay Campbell [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 22.3.2025. (MB)
Muntagirov and Kaneko are a memorable Romeo and Juliet in the MacMillan ballet’s 60th anniversary
United Kingdom Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor), Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 20.3.2025. (JPr)
Turning Ove a new Leif: Andsnes and MCO colleagues perform neoclassical treasures and rare quintets
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Poulenc and Vierne: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Musicians from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Chiara Tonelli (flute), Olivier Doise (oboe), Vicente Alberola Ferrando (clarinet), Guilhaume Santana (bassoon), José Vicente Castelló (horn), Matthew Truscott (violin), May Kunstovny (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello). Wigmore Hall, London. 12.3.2025. (CSa)
Mahler is lean but Robert Schumann is great from Ticciati and the LPO
United Kingdom R. Schumann, Mahler: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.3.2025. (CC)
Works inspired by literature move and intrigue at Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival
United States Various – ‘Ukrainian Tone Poems’: Ginevra Petrucci (flute), Forrest Eimhold, Pavlo Gintov, Margarita Rovenskaya (piano), NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, PinkNoise / Jonathan Haas (conductor). Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, 15.3.2025. (RP)
Opera North in 2025-26
Opera North’s new season celebrating talent, creativity and storytelling
New productions of Handel’s Susanna in collaboration with Phoenix Dance Theatre and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro directed by Louisa Muller
Return of two much-loved favourites conducted by Opera North Music Director Garry Walker: Puccini’s La bohème and Britten’s Peter Grimes
Contemporary ‘sort of opera’ Pass the Spoon in the Howard Assembly Room
Judith Weir’s The Secret of the Black Spider performed by the Opera North Youth Company
New interactive Big Opera Mystery to introduce opera to young children and their families
New partnership with Nevill Holt Festival in Leicestershire
For all the dates of the 2025-2026 season and how to book your tickets CLICK HERE
A gripping and dark Peter Grimes in Gothenburg
Sweden Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists of Gothenburg Opera, Gothenburg Opera Chorus and Extra chorus, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra / Christoph Gedschold (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 12.3.2025. (NS)
