Exuberantly nuanced Die Csárdásfürstin in Bremerhaven

GermanyGermany Kálmán, Die Csárdásfürstin: Soloists, Ballet and Chorus of Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra / Hartmut Brüsch (conductor). Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, 4.12.2025. (DM-D)

[l-r] Róbert Tóth (von Rohnsdorff), Meredith Hoffmann-Thomson (Sylva), Andrew Irwin (Boni), Alexander Geller (Edwin), James Bobby (Leopold Maria), Iris Wemme-Baranowski (Anhilte), Viktoria Kunze (Stasi) © Heiko Sandelmann

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Tetelman and Miknevičiūtė are outstanding in the return of Fedora to Berlin after 95 years

GermanyGermany Giordano, Fedora: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / John Fiore (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Nele Mϋnchmeyer) from the Deutsche Oper Berlin on medici.tv, 2.12.2025. (JPr)

Vida Miknevičiūtė (Fedora),  Julia Muzychenko (behind, Olga) and Jonathan Tetelman (Loris) © Bettina Stöss

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A Rimsky-Korsakov rarity in Munich: The Night Before Christmas

GermanyGermany Rimsky-Korsakov, The Night Before Christmas: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). National Theatre, Munich, 25.11.2025. (AL-L)

Bavarian State Opera’s The Night Before Christmas (centre, Elena Tsallagova as Oksana) © Geoffroy Schied

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A sparkling, delightful, though small-scale, INO The Bartered Bride full of zest and energy

IrelandIreland Smetana, The Bartered Bride: Soloists, Chorus and Ensemble of Irish National Opera / Richard Peirson (piano, conductor), Garage Theatre, Monaghan, 27.11.2025. (RB)

Amy Ní Fhearraigh (Mařenka), Egor Zhuravskii (Jeník) and John Molloy (Kecal) © Patricio Cassinoni

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Visually striking Tristan und Isolde powerfully sung in Münster

GermanyGermany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus of Theater Münster, Münster Symphony Orchestra / Golo Berg (conductor). Theater Münster, 22.11.2025. (DM-D)

Tristan und Isolde Act II: Kristiane Kaiser (front, Isolde), Brad Cooper (front, Tristan), Wioletta Hebrowska (rear, Brangäne with chorus) © Thilo Beu

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