International Opera

All opera reviews from sources other that the UK

Gothenburg’s Jenůfa gripping from start to finish

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SwedenSweden Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gothenburg Opera / Alejo Pérez (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 18.3.2026. (NS)

Jenůfa’s wedding: [l-r] Kostelnička (Katarina Karnéus), the Mayor (Mats Almgren), Jenůfa (Julia Sporsén), Laca (Adam Frandsen), Grandmother Buryjovka (Ingrid Tobiasson) and the Mayor’s wife (Carolina Sandgren) © Håkan Larsson

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Voices soar in the Met’s Tristan und Isolde, while Yuval Sharon’s complex staging has its moments

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United StatesUnited States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.3.2026. (RP)

Thomas Glass (Melot), Ryan Speedo Green (King Marke), and Tomasz Konieczny (Kurwenal) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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Mannes Opera presents the US premiere of Korngold’s melody-laden The Silent Serenade

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United StatesUnited States Korngold, The Silent Serenade: Soloists, Mannes Orchestra / Cris Frisco (conductor). Mannes Opera, The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, 13.3.2026. (RP)

Gaeun Song (Louise) and Thomasluke Flórez-Mansi (Tony Borza) in The Silent Serenade © Maria Baranova

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