United States Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 13.2.2026. (JLZ)
A stellar cast in Cosi fan tutte at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Oropesa and Alaimo are outstanding in a Madrid concert performance of Verdi’s I masnadieri
Spain Verdi, I masnadieri (concert version): Chorus (chorus master: José Luis Basso) and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 14.2.2026. (JMI)
New Francisco Coll opera at Teatro Real with Àlex Rigola’s superb libretto based on Ibsen
Spain Coll, Enemigo del Pueblo: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Christian Karlsen (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 13.2.2026. (JMI)
Anna Netrebko reigns supreme in Un ballo in maschera in Paris
France Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Speranza Scappucci (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 5.2.2026. (RP)
Stylisation creates meaning in Bremen’s powerful Doctor Atomic
Germany John Adams, Doctor Atomic: Soloists and Chorus of Bremen Theatre, Bremer Philharmoniker / Stefan Klingele (conductor). Bremen Theatre, 1.2.2026. (DM-D)
Heartbeat Opera distills Massenet’s Manon to its essentials
United States MANON!: Soloists, Musicians of the Heartbeat Opera / Dan Schlosberg (conductor). The Space at Irondale, Brooklyn, 3.2.2026. (ES-S)
Calixto Bieito’s dystopian Ring forges on with Siegfried at the Opéra national de Paris
France Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 28.1.2026. (RP)
The movement of Preljocaj’s time-defying production intensifies the emotional impact of Lully’s Atys
France Lully, Atys: Soloists, Ballet Preljocaj, Leonardo Santini Dancers, Chœur de l’Opéra Royal, Cappella Mediterranea / Leonardo García-Alarcón (conductor). Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, 25.1.2026. (RP)
