United States Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Erina Yashima (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 11.12.2025. (RP)
The Met’s mini Magic Flute is a visual and musical holiday delight for all
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A new production of Carmen at Madrid’s Teatro Real proves disappointing
Spain Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 10.12.2025. (JMI)
BODYTRAFFIC enlightens and entertains in a diverse dance program in Beverly Hills
United States Various, ‘Check-Mate’: Dancers of BODYTRAFFIC. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 11.12.2025. (JRo)
The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker, though venerable, is still a showcase for the company and attracts new audiences
United Kingdom Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Students of The Royal Ballet School, The Schola Cantorum of The London Oratory School, London Oratory Junior Choir (director: Charles Cole), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Charlotte Politi (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Peter Jones) for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 10.12.2025. (JPr)
Coloratura fireworks sparkle in Zurich Opera’s intriguing new Die Fledermaus
Austria Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Extras Association, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). Zurich Opera, 7.12.2025. (MF)
Notre-Dame de Paris showcases Roland Petit’s ‘chic, sex and theatricality’ when revived in Paris
France Roland Petit’s Notre-Dame de Paris: Dancers of Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Jean-François Verdier (conductor), Opéra Bastille, Paris, 7.12.2025. (JO’D)
Chicago Opera Theater rediscovers Salieri’s Falstaff one prank at a time
United States Salieri, Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chicago Opera Theater / Christine Brandes (conductor). Studebaker Theater, Chicago, 6.12.2025. (ZC)
Veronika Rovná gives a sensational performance in the lead role in Ostrava’s revival of Rusalka
Czech Republic Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of Národni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet / Marek Šedivý (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 30.11.2025. (GT)
