Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Hessian State Chorus and Orchestra / Leo McFall (conductor). Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden, 1.5.2026. (DM-D)
Wiesbaden’s Tristan und Isolde redeemed by the music
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Brilliant cast shines in darkly contemporary La clemenza di Tito in Zurich
Switzerland Mozart, La clemenza di Tito: Zurich Opera Chorus, Orchestra La Scintilla / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Zurich Opera, 30.4.2026. (MF)
Gripping Lady Macbeth of Mtensk in Oldenburg
Germany Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Oldenburg State Chorus (director: Thomas Bönisch) and Orchestra / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 28.4.2026. (DM-D)
Strongly individualized performances anchor the Met’s Eugene Onegin revival
United States Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Timur Zangiev (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 20.4.2026. (ES-S)
Michael Volle’s Mandryka towers over an uneven Arabella in Zurich
Switzerland Richard Strauss, Arabella: Soloists, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Zurich Philharmonia / Markus Poschner (conductor). Zurich Opera, 18.4.2026. (AL-L)
La traviata in Bremerhaven set in a Paris of today
Germany Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus of Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, Bremerhaven Philharmonic / Marc Niemann (conductor). Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, 16.4.2026. (DM-D)
Verdi’s Falstaff, in all his rotund glory, returns to delight audiences in Los Angeles
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 18.4.2026. (JRo)
Singers, orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin unite in a Rotterdam Siegfried for the ages
Netherlands Wagner, Siegfried (concert performance): Soloists, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Broadcast live – and available in replay on medici.tv – from de Doelen (Grand Hall), Rotterdam, 17.4.2026. (JPr)
