Germany Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Extra Chorus & Chorus of Bonn Theatre / Beethoven Orchestra Bonn / Dirk Kaftan (conductor). Bonn Theatre, 3.10.2024. (DM-D)
Remarkable storytelling and role debuts in Bonn’s Die Meistersinger
Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe
Persuasive contemporary staging of Nabucco in Düsseldorf enhanced by great singing
Germany Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Deutsche Oper am Rhein / Katharina Müllner (conductor). Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, 29.9.2024. (DMD)
Imaginative and intelligent revision of Der Freischütz in Oldenburg
Germany Weber, Der Freischütz (Additional music by Elena Kats-Chernin. Libretto by Friedrich Kind, in a new version by Susanne Felicitas Wolf): Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester / Hendrik Vestmann (conductor). Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, 18.9.2024. (DMD)
Mesmerising unity in diversity in Hannover’s Satyagraha
Germany Glass, Satyagraha: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover, Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Masaru Kumakura (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 8.9.2024. (DMD)
Full-throttle celebration of Die Fledermaus at Musikfest Bremen
United Kingdom Musikfest Bremen 2024 [2] – Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Musikfest Bremen Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 6.9.2024. (DMD)
Captivating Il trovatore in a magnificent open-air setting in Braunschweig
Germany Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus, Extra-Chorus of Staatstheater Braunschweig, Staatsorchester Braunschweig / Srba Dinić (conductor). Burgplatz, Braunschweig, 1.9.2024. (DM-D)
A truly impressive celebration of Puccini in Bremen with Jonathan Tetelman
Germany Musikfest Bremen 2024 [1] – Puccini: Jonathan Tetelman (tenor), Bremer Philharmoniker / Marko Latonja (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 28.8.2024. (DMD)
Subtle nuances abound in Brigitte Fassbender’s production of Die Walküre for Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Germany Tiroler Festspiele Erl – Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists and orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl / Erik Nielsen (conductor). Passionsspielhaus Erl, 24.7.2024. (DMD)
