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Djodjoska-Mladenova and Anastasov are the stars in Sofia’s exciting revival of La traviata

15/04/202615/04/2026 by Gregor Tassie

Bulgaria Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre / Zhorzh Dimitrov (conductor). Sofia Opera Theatre, 8.4.2026. (GT)

Sofia Opera’s *La traviata* © Svetoslav Nikolov

Another encounter with Kirill Serebrennikov’s production of Parsifal at the Vienna State Opera

13/04/202612/04/2026 by Mark Berry

Austria Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Actors, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Axel Kober (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 8.4.2026. (MB)

[front] Nikolay Sidorenko (Younger Parsifal) and Jennifer Holloway (Kundry) © WS/Michael Pöhn

Rheingold is an auspicious start to the new Ring cycle at the Salzburg Easter Festival

09/04/2026 by Mark Berry

Austria Salzburg Easter Festival 2026 [3] – Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Performer Compagnie Baninga, Actors, Performers, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 6.4.2026. (MB)

Leigh Melrose (Alberich )© Frol Podlesyni

Further Hamburg revival of cult Peter Konwitschny Lohengrin – still fascinating thirty years on

08/04/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Omer Meir Wellber (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 3.4.2026. (DM-D)

A scene from Act I from the 2019 Hamburg *Lohengrin* revival © Arno Declair

Hamburg explores brave new Mozart worlds in The Great Silence

08/04/2026 by Jim Pritchard

Germany The Great Silence: In Faraway Places – Rediscovering Mozart’s Music: Music theatre project by Christopher Rüping, Omer Meir Wellber and Malte Ubenauf with music by Mozart. Soloists, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Tohar Gil (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 2.4.2026. (DM-D)

Ana Durlovski and Gregory Kunde in *Die grosse Stille* © Tanja Dorendorf

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Djodjoska-Mladenova and Anastasov are the stars in Sofia’s exciting revival of La traviata

Another encounter with Kirill Serebrennikov’s production of Parsifal at the Vienna State Opera

Rheingold is an auspicious start to the new Ring cycle at the Salzburg Easter Festival

Further Hamburg revival of cult Peter Konwitschny Lohengrin – still fascinating thirty years on

Hamburg explores brave new Mozart worlds in The Great Silence

Wotan’s compelling Die Walküre laboratory in Cologne

Saariaho’s Innocence in its Met premiere: when the past does not recede

Attention to detail makes Baden-Baden Lohengrin a festive occasion