Zurich Opera’s Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera is a triumph of singing and acting in Edinburgh

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [9] – Verdi, A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera): Soloists, Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 26.8.2026. (GT)

Yulia Matochkina (Ulrica) © Jess Shurte

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Revelatory concert of Schubert and a tribute to Kurtág in his centenary year from the Gringolts Quartet

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [7] – Kurtág, Schubert: Gringolts Quartet (Ilya Gringolts, Anahit Kurtikyan [violins], Silvia Simionescu [viola], Claudius Hermann [cello]). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.8.2026. (GT)

Gringolts Quartet © Tomasz Trzebiatowskit

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The EIF’s Elektra at Usher Hall is a triumph of magnificent singing and orchestral drama

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [5] – Richard Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.8.2026. (GT)

Karina Canellakis conducting the BBC SO with Günther Groissböck (Orest) © Andrew Perry

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Kartalov’s Cav & Pag proves a stunning triumph in Sofia’s Opera on the Square festival

BulgariaBulgaria Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci: Soloists, Children’s Choir of Bulgaria Radio, Chorus and Orchestra of Sofia Opera / Daniel Oren (conductor). Opera on the Square, Sofia, 15.7.2026. (GT)

Plamen Kartalov’s Opera of the Square Pagliacci

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Ostrava stages a spectacular Rossini’s Moïse et Pharaon with great singing in a new production

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Rossini, Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le Passage de la Mer Rouge: Narodni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet/ Lukáš Kovařík (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 12.6.2026. (GT)

Raman Hasymau (Eliézer), Andrii Kharlamov (Moïse) and Lada Bočková (Anaï)

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Prokofiev’s The Gambler combines great singing and acting in a terrific new production in Ostrava

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prokofiev, The Gambler: Soloists, Chorus, Actors and Orchestra of Národni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet / Filip Urban (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 10.6.2026. (GT)

Prokofiev’s The Gambler in Ostrava (front, Alexander Kravets as Alexie)

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