Germany Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Cologne Opera. Gürzenich-Orchestra / Sestro Quatrini (conductor). StaatenHaus Saal 1, Cologne, 12.1.2025. (DM-D)
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Essen’s inconsistent Die Zauberflöte is set in a laboratory
Germany Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): Soloists and Chorus of Theater & Philharmonie Essen. Essener Philharmoniker / Christopher Moulds (conductor). Aalto Theater Essen, 11.1.2025. (DM-D)
Many windows make for a persuasive interpretation of Eugene Onegin in Krefeld
Germany Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Theater Krefeld Mönchengladbach. Niederrheinische Sinfoniker / Sebastian Engel (conductor). Theater Krefeld, 10.1.2025. (DM-D)
Bremerhaven’s Hänsel und Gretel has the children escaping into their own dreamworld
Germany Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Ladies of the Chorus, Children’s chorus of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Hartmut Brüsch (conductor). Bremerhaven, 28.12.2024. (DM-D)
The Met’s new Aida received the performance it deserves the second time around
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 4.1.2025. (RP)
Oldenburg’s Hänsel und Gretel fills the theatre with the smell of gingerbread
Germany Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Oldenburg State Theatre Soloists. Children’s & Youth Chorus, Oldenburg State Orchestra / Eric Staiger (conductor). Oldenburg, 27.12.2024. (DM-D)
Xabier Anduaga triumphs in Munich’s new production of La fille du régiment
Germany Donizetti, La fille du régiment: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Stefano Montanari (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 31.12.2024. (ALL)
A food bank serves as the striking backdrop for Bremen’s La bohème
Germany Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Sasha Yankevych (conductor). Theater Bremen, 23.12.2024. (DM-D)
