Set in the silent movie era, The Magic Flute delivers pluses and minuses in San Francisco

United StatesUnited States Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 30.5.2024. (HS)

Lauri Vasar (Papageno) made mute by the Ladies removing his lips and teeth © Corey Weaver/SFO

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Wonderfully enjoyable Usher Hall performances from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Delius, Smetana, Beethoven, Dvořák: Mark Bebbington (pianist), Czech National Symphony Orchestra / Steven Mercurio (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.5.2024. (GT)

Pianist Mark Bebbington and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra at Usher Hall © Lucie Voříšková

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Imaginative idea allows a promising Lohengrin take flight in Hagen

GermanyGermany Wagner, Lohengrin:  Soloists, Chorus, Extra chorus and Extras of Theater Hagen. Philharmonic Orchestra Hagen / Joseph Trafton (conductor). Theater Hagen, 20.5.2024. (DMD)

(l-r) Dong-Won Seo (King Henry), Kenneth Mattice (Herald), Dorothea Herbert (Elsa), Angela Davis (Ortrud), and Insu Hwang (Telramund) © Volker Beushausen

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London’s Royal Ballet and Opera in cinemas in 2024-25

Royal Ballet and Opera announces 2024/25 Cinema Season

Tickets on sale 11 June
11 productions screened in 1,500 cinemas across the globe
Bringing The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera to 50 countries
Seven live broadcasts
Beloved classics including Cinderella, The Nutcracker and The Marriage of Figaro
New opera productions: The Tales of Hoffmann and Die Walküre

Cinema tickets on sale from 11 June for more information click here

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Well, what did it mean to you? Homoki’s conclusion to his Zurich Ring leaves unanswered questions

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Extras at the Zurich Opera House, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zürich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Michael Beyer) from Zurich Opera House, 26.5.2024. (JPr)

The Norns: (l-r) Freya Apffelstaedt, Lena Sutor-Wernich and Giselle Allen © Monika Ritterhaus

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