Germany Rossini, Il viaggio a Reims: Soloists and Chorus of Bremen Theatre, Bremen Philharmonic / Sasha Yankevych (conductor). Bremen Theatre, 19.2.2026. (DM-D)
Bremen’s quirky new version of the neglected Il viaggio a Reims
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An adventurous Cardillac by Hindemith in Zurich
Switzerland Hindemith, Cardillac: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Fabio Luisi (conductor). Zurich Opera House, 21.2.2026. (AL-L)
Francesco Corti, il Pomo d’Oro and soloists offer a magnificent Giulio Cesare at Teatro Real
Spain Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto (concert performance): Soloists, il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 21.2.2026. (JMI)
Stunning debuts by Byström and Peltokoski in Dutch National Opera’s Tristan und Isolde
Netherlands Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and Chorus of the Dutch National Opera, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor), Amsterdam, 17.2.2026. (DM-D)
Two fine Barcelona casts in the Liceu’s production of La Gioconda
Spain Ponchielli, La Gioconda: Soloists, Children’s Choir of the Orfeó Català, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Liceu / Daniel Oren (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 17 & 19.2.2026. (JMI)
In Hamburg, Olga Neuwirth’s new opera Monster’s Paradise considers how art can deal with the present
Germany Olga Neuwirth, Monster’s Paradise (world premiere): Soloists, Chorus, Alsterspatzen (children and youth chorus) of the Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Titus Engel (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg, 11.2.2026. (DM-D)
Brilliant conducting by Pinchas Steinberg in a Paul Dukas opera at Teatro Real
Spain Paul Dukas, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Pinchas Steinberg (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15.2.2026. (JMI)
Reframing memory in Fiennes and Bychkov’s Eugene Onegin at the Paris Opera
France Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 15.2.2026. (ES-S)
