SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, AND THEATRE
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Austria Massenet, Manon: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Betrand de Billy (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Dominik Kepczynski) from the Vienna State Opera 17.1.2026. (JPr)
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ian Russell) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 14.1.2026. (JPr)
United States The Met: Live in HD – Bellini, I puritani: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Habib Azar) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on 10.1.2026 and seen at Everyman Chelmsford on 13.1.2026. (JPr)
United Kingdom Janáček, The Makropulos Affair: Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.1.2026. (JR)
Germany Matthias Pintscher, Das kalte Herz: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Matthias Pintscher (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, 11.1.2026. (AB)
United States Prototype Festival 2026 [2] – Rima Fand, Precipice: Bass string quintet, piano & mandolin / Mila Henry (music director). La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York, 9.1.2026. (DS)
Switzerland Puccini, Madame Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Evan Rogister (conductor). Zurich, 3.1.2026. (AL-L)
Germany Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Soloists and Chorus of Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Davide Perniceni (conductor). Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, 3.1.2026. (DM-D)
