Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Mannheim National Theatre / Roberto Rizzi Brignoli (conductor). Mannheim National Theatre, 23.11.2025. (DM-D)
Hauntingly intriguing new Lohengrin in Mannheim
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Visually striking Tristan und Isolde powerfully sung in Münster
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus of Theater Münster, Münster Symphony Orchestra / Golo Berg (conductor). Theater Münster, 22.11.2025. (DM-D)
San Francisco Opera’s sensational world premiere of The Monkey King
United States Huang Ruo & David Henry Hwang, The Monkey King: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Carolyn Kuan (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 16.11.2025. (HS)
Much to enjoy in Netia Jones’s production of Le nozze di Figaro in Paris
France Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 15.11.2025. (MB)
Zurich’s La forza del destino with Anna Netrebko is the sum of its phenomenal parts
Switzerland Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Zurich Opera Children’s Choir, Zurich Opera Choir and SoprAlti, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Zurich Opera Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera, 12.11.2025. (MF)
Musical magic but too many videos in Gothenburg’s Der Freischütz
Sweden Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gothenburg Opera / Francesco Angelico (conductor). Gothhenburg Opera main stage, 14.11.2025. (NS)
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)
