International Opera

All opera reviews from sources other that the UK

Tarmo Peltokoski works magic in witty semi-staged production of Die Zauberflöte in Bremen

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GermanyGermany Musikfest Bremen 2025 [1] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): Soloists, Chorwerk Ruhr, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 27.8.2025. (DM-D)

[front l-r] Andreas Conrad (Monostatos), Chorwerk Ruhr, Elsa Dreisig (Pamina) and Äneas Humm (Papageno) © Patric Leo

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An unmitigated triumph: Bieto’s and Sagripanti’s Zelmira at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro

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ItalyItaly Rossini Opera Festival 2025 [1] – Rossini, Zelmira: Soloists, Coro del Teatro Ventidio basso (choir leader: Pasquale Veleno), Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Auditorium Scavolini, Pesaro, 10.8.2024. (AB)

Anastasia Bartoli (Zelmira), Edoardo Maria D’Angelo (Zelmira’s son) and Marina Viotti (Emma) in Zelmira

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Compelling directorial craftsmanship and musical excellence come together in Bayreuth’s new Die Meistersinger

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GermanyGermany Bayreuth Festival 2025 [4] – Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nϋrnberg: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor). 11.8.2025. (DM-D)

Die Meistersinger Act I © Bayreuther Festspiele/Enrico Nawrath

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A vague Bayreuth Lohengrin production but it is unlikely the music could sound better

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GermanyGermany Bayreuth Festival 2025 [2] – Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Bayreuther Festspielhaus, 9.8.2025. (DM-D)

Lohengrin Act I: Olafur Sigurdarson (Friedrich von Telramund) and Miina-Liisa Värelä (Ortrud) © Bayreuther Festspiele/Enrico Nawrath

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Tautly focused The Turn of the Screw creates a creepy psychological mood at Santa Fe Opera

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United StatesUnited States Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / Gemma New (conductor). Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1.8.2025. (HS)

Jacquelyn Stucker (The Governess), Everett Baumgarten (Miles) and Brenton Ryan (Peter Quint) in The Turn of the Screw © Curtis Brown

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John Matthew Myers stars in a triumphant revival of Smetana’s Dalibor at Bard

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United StatesUnited States Smetana, Dalibor: Soloists, Bard Festival Chorale, American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). SummerScape Opera, Fischer Center at Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, 30.8.2025. (RP)

Cadie J. Bryan (Milada) and John Matthew Myers (Dalibor) © Maria Baranova

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