Ireland Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Fergus Sheil (conductor), Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, 8.11.2025. (RB)
An exceptional production of Madama Butterfly from Irish National Opera
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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)
An outstanding account of Handel’s Deidamia at Wexford
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2025 [3] – Handel, Deidamia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / George Petrou (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 26.10.2925. (RB)
An excellent Wexford performance cannot disguise the flaws in Delius’s The Magic Fountain
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2025 [2] – Delius, The Magic Fountain: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Francesco Cilluffo (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 25.10.2025. (RB)
A rare chance to hear Verdi’s French version of Il trovatore at Wexford
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2025 [1] – Verdi, Le trouvère: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Marcus Bosch (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 24.10.2025. (RB)
