Sweden Offenbach, Fantasio: Soloists of Läckö Opera, Läckö Chamber Orchestra / Simon Kim Phipps (conductor). Läckö Castle courtyard, 19.7.2025. (NS)
Offenbach’s luminous Fantasio is a perfect fit for Läckö
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Renée Fleming puts her directorial stamp on a classic Mozart opera in Aspen
United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [6] – Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS / Patrick Summers (conductor). Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, 21.7.2025. (HS)
Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s new Die schweigsame Frau provides an excellent and deeply moving evening
Germany Richard Strauss, Die schweigsame Frau: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 22.7.2025. (MB)
Haunted rooms and fractured time: Vanessa reimagined at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
United States Williamstown Theatre Festival – Barber, Vanessa: Soloists, Musicians of the Heartbeat Opera / Dan Schlosberg (conductor). Williamstown Theatre Festival Annex, North Adams, 20.7.2025. (ES-S)
Much to admire and enjoy in Don Giovanni at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
France Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [2] – Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, 8.7.2025. (MB)
Kartaloff’s Tannhäuser triumphantly closes the Sofia Wagner Festival: a new star is born as Elisabeth
Bulgaria Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). National Opera and Ballet, Sofia, 5.7.2025. (GT)
A very fine account of Cavalli’s La Calisto in Aix-en-Provence
France Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2025 [1] – Cavalli, La Calisto: Soloists, Ensemble Correspondances / Sébastien Daucé (conductor). Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence, 7.7.2025. (MB)
Sophia Theodorides – a star is born in Lübeck’s Lucia di Lammermoor
Germany Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Lübeck Theatre Soloists, Chorus and Extras, Hansestadt Lübeck Philharmonic Orchestra / Takahiro Nagasaki (conductor). Lübeck Theatre, 6.7.2025. (DM-D)
