Sweden Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gothenburg Opera / Francesco Angelico (conductor). Gothhenburg Opera main stage, 14.11.2025. (NS)
Musical magic but too many videos in Gothenburg’s Der Freischütz
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Arabella, Richard Strauss’s elegy for a vanished Vienna, returns to the Met
United States R. Strauss, Arabella: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 10.11.2025. (ES-S)
The immense promise of Grigoryan and De Tommaso radiates out of Zeffirelli’s vintage Met La bohème
United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Keri Lynn-Wilson (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Gary Halvorson) at the Met on 8.11.2025 and seen at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. (JPr)
An exceptional production of Madama Butterfly from Irish National Opera
Ireland Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Fergus Sheil (conductor), Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, 8.11.2025. (RB)
Children are the focus of an intriguing Das Rheingold in Cologne
Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Gürzenich-Orchestra / Marc Albrecht (conductor). Cologne Opera, 6.11.2025. (DM-D)
The incandescent music of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Hildegard at LA Opera
United States Sarah Kirkland Snider, Hildegard: Soloists, Members of the Orchestra of LA Opera / Gabriel Crouch (conductor). The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 6.11.2025. (JRo)
Vienna’s darkly dramatic Pelléas et Mélisande is sung exceptionally by Villazón, Lindsey and Keenlyside
Austria Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Alain Altinoglu (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ella Gallieni) from Vienna State Opera, 2.11.2025. (JPr)
Metamorphosis as method: from a Vivaldi pasticcio to a drag revue
Austria Salzburg Festival 2025 [9] – Vivaldi/ Ovid, Hotel Metamorphosis: Soloists, Il Canto di Orfeo chorus, Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco / Gianluca Capuano (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Tiziano Mancini) at the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, June 2025 and viewed on arte.tv.
United States Various, Orgy & Bess: Deep Throats and High Notes: Soloists, Band, Heartbeat Opera. Judson Memorial Church, New York, 31.10.2025. (ES-S)
