Jakub Hrůša performs centre stage with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House on 20 September

Jakub Hrůša leads special concert to mark the start of his tenure as Music Director of The Royal Opera

Special concert welcoming new Music Director Jakub Hrůša sees Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus perform centre stage

Concert showcases the Orchestra’s credentials with programme of Bartók’s Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin and The Spectre’s Bride by Dvořák

Kateřina Kněžíková, Pavol Kubáň make their Royal Opera debuts, alongside Pavel Černoch

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Unforgettable Mahler from Elīna Garanča, Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra

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Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra

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Matthias Davids makes Wagner’s Die Meistersinger fun again at Bayreuth

GermanyGermany Bayreuth Festival 2025 [1] – Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nϋrnberg: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Michael Beyer) from the Bayreuth Festspielhaus and available on STAGE+, 25.7.2025. (JPr)

Die Meistersinger von Nϋrnberg Act I © Enrico Nawarth/Bayreuther Festspiele

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Freddie De Tommaso’s confident role debut and Bryn Terfel’s masterclass in Verbier’s Puccini double bill

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Verbier Festival 2025 – Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana (concert performances): Soloists, Oberwalliser Vokalensemble choir, Verbier Festival Orchestra / Andrea Battistoni (conductor), Johanna Vaude (video art). Broadcast live from Salle des Combins, Verbier, Switzerland, 24.7.2025 and available on medici.tv. (JPr) Updated review.

Sungho Kim (Rinuccio), Ying Fang (Lauretta) and Sir Bryn Terfel (Gianni Schicchi)

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