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Ukraine’s mothers who refused to abandon their children take center stage in Warsaw

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PolandPoland Maxim Kolomiiets, The Mothers of Kherson: Soloists, Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 16.10.2026. (RP)

Izabela Matuła (Kateryna ), Małgorzata Walewska (Olha), Kamila Dutkowska (Dasha) and Ólafur Sigurdarson (Bus Driver) © Krzysztof Bieliński

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Asmik Grigorian gives typically towering portrayals in Vienna’s new Zemlinsky/Bartók double-bill

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AustriaAustria Zemlinsky, A Florentine Tragedy; Bartók, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Alain Altinoglu (conductor). 8.10.2026 Vienna State Opera performance (directed by Jakob Pitzer) livestreamed on 10.10.2026. (JPr)

Dmitry Golovnin (Guido), Asmik Grigorian (Bianca) and Christopher Maltman (Simone) in A Florentine Tragedy © WS/Marcel Urlaub

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Oldenburg’s La forza del destino packs a punch

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GermanyGermany Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Opernchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters, Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, 9.10.2026. (DM-D)

Anna Dowsley (Preziosilla), Aksel Daveyan (Don Carlo di Vargas), Johannes Leander Maas (Trabuco) and Adréana Kraschewski (Leonora di Vargas) © Stephan Walzl

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Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera at the Semperoper Dresden: the stage revolves, the drama stands still

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GermanyGermany Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 4.10.2026. (AB)

Yulia Matochkina (Ulrica), Nicole Car (Amelia) and Germán Enrique Alcántara (Renato) © Jochen Quast

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