Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

In Hannover’s Il trovatore, strong singing wins over an average production

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GermanyGermany Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus of Staatsoper Hannover, Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Lorenzo Da Rio (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 22.10.2026. (DM-D)

Cristina Oliveira (Leonora), Jopseh Dahdah (Manrico), Silvia Beltrami (Azucena) and Grga Peroš (Count di Luna) © Bettina Stöss

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Thought-provoking Die Meistersinger excellently sung in Düsseldorf

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GermanyGermany Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nϋrnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper am Rhein / Christoph Gedschold (conductor). Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, 17.10.2026. (DM-D)

Anke Krabbe (Eva) and Hans-Peter König (Veit Pogner) in Act II © Sandra Then

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Oldenburg’s La forza del destino packs a punch

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GermanyGermany Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Opernchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters, Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, 9.10.2026. (DM-D)

Anna Dowsley (Preziosilla), Aksel Daveyan (Don Carlo di Vargas), Johannes Leander Maas (Trabuco) and Adréana Kraschewski (Leonora di Vargas) © Stephan Walzl

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Lanzino’s thought-provoking Wozzeck in Gelsenkirchen also convinces musically

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GermanyGermany Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Extras of the Musiktheater im Revier, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen / John Warner (conductor). Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, 4.10.2026. (DM-D)

Martin Homrich (Drum-Major), Susanne Serfling (Marie) and member of the children’s chorus © Björn Hickmann

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