United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 13.3.2025. (RP)
Kristina Mkhitaryan wins hearts as Mimì in La bohème at the Met
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Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict in Bremen has a new contemporary twist
Germany Berlioz, Béatrice et Bénédict: Soloists, Chorus, and Extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Lukas Ziesché (conductor). Theater Bremen, 6.3.2025. (DM-D)
New chamber opera brings warmth and insight to hot-button social issues in the San Francisco world premiere
United States Hanlon, The Pigeon Keeper: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera Parallèle / Nicole Paiement (conductor). Cowell Theatre, San Francisco, 9.3.2025. (HS)
Lise Davidsen triumphs as Beethoven’s Leonore at the Met
United States Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 4.3.2025. (RP)
Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick charts a new course at the Metropolitan Opera
United States Jake Heggie, Moby-Dick: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Karen Kamensek (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 3.3.2025. (ES-S)
La Monnaie’s Götterdämmerung has high musical values but is performed in an art installation
Belgium Wagner, Götterdämmerung: La Monnaie Chorus and Symphony Orchestra / Alain Altinoglu (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Anaїs Spiro) from La Monnaie, Brussels, 23.2.2025 and available on YouTube or OperaVision until 23.8.2025. (JPr)
A superb performance of L’Orfeo in Valencia led by Leonardo Garcia Alarcón
Spain Monteverdi, L’Orfeo (concert version): Soloists, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Capella Mediterranea / Leonardo García Alarcón (conductor). Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 23.2.2025. (JMI)
An intriguing double bill of operas by Falla and Torres in Madrid
Spain Falla, La vida breve & Torres, Tejas verdes: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of Teatro Real / Jordi Francés (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 22.2.2025. (JMI)
