Germany Händel, Alcina: Soloists, Philharmonisches Orchester Regensburg / Andreas Kowalewitz (conductor). Theater Regensburg, 21.3.2026. (AB)
Theater Regensburg scores high with a dystopian Alcina
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Rigoletto minus the italianità in Munich
Germany Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera Chorus / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 19.3.2026. (AL-L)
Gothenburg’s Jenůfa gripping from start to finish
Sweden Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gothenburg Opera / Alejo Pérez (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 18.3.2026. (NS)
Voices soar in the Met’s Tristan und Isolde, while Yuval Sharon’s complex staging has its moments
United States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.3.2026. (RP)
Chaos ‘rains’ in Monster’s Paradise by Neuwirth/Jelinek at Zurich Opera
Switzerland Olga Neuwirth, Monster’s Paradise: Zurich Opera Orchestra / Titus Engel (conductor). Zurich Opera, 15.3.2026. (MF)
Mannes Opera presents the US premiere of Korngold’s melody-laden The Silent Serenade
United 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)
Outstanding Sieglinde debut by Signe Heiberg in Duisburg’s Die Walküre
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Chorus of Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Duisburger Symphoniker / Vitali Alekseenok (conductor). Theater Duisburg, 8.3.2026. (DM-D)
For LA Opera, John Holiday’s nuanced performance and exquisite sound makes Akhnaten human
United States Glass, Akhnaten: Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra of LA Opera / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 8.3.2026. (JRo)
