United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Ramón Tebar (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 27.9.2026. (RP)
An exciting opening week at the Met Opera and a La bohème to match
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Heidi Stober stars and Clelia Cafiero leads great music in SFO’s Mary, Queen of Scots
United States Musgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Clelia Cafiero (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 26.9.2026. (HS)
Leaden production and direction undercut sensational music in San Francisco Opera’s Simon Boccanegra
United States Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 22.9.2026. (HS)
Cavalli’s La Calisto: The illusion of meaning
Austria Cavalli, La Calisto: Soloists, L’Arpeggiata / Christina Pluhar (conductor). Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 16.9.2026. (AD)
Die Zauberflöte at Zurich Opera creates magic for the entire family
Switzerland Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorus amd Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Zurich Opera, 20.9.2026. (MF)
Rock-solid repertory performance of Lucia di Lammermoor in Hamburg
Germany Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Daniele Squeo (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 20.9.2026. (DM-D)
An unforgettable evening as Stockhausen’s Mittwoch reaches the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Germany Stockhausen, Mittwoch: Soloists, String Quartet of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Anna Matz, Monia Rizkallah [violins], Kirsikka de Leval Jezierski [viola], Arne-Christian Pelz [cello]), Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (director: Jeremy Bines), Florent Derex (sound projection), Augustin Müller (computer music design), Ensemble Le Balcon / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 19.9.2026. (MB)
Lucid Verdi Luisa Miller from Bremerhaven’s new General Music Director
Germany Verdi, Luisa Miller: Soloists, Chorus of the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra / Marco Comin (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 19.9.2026. (DM-D)
