International Opera

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Prokofiev’s The Gambler combines great singing and acting in a terrific new production in Ostrava

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prokofiev, The Gambler: Soloists, Chorus, Actors and Orchestra of Národni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet / Filip Urban (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 10.6.2026. (GT)

Prokofiev’s The Gambler in Ostrava (front, Alexander Kravets as Alexie)

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Nadja Loschky’s Carmen disappointed in a production saved by the professionalism of the performers

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GermanyGermany Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Semperoper Children’s Choir, Saxon State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Lorenzo Passerini (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 1.6.2026. (MC)

[l-r] Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Carmen), Lasse Myhr (Alter Ego of Don José), Attilio Glaser (Don José) and Marjukka Tepponen (Micaëla) © Monika Rittershaus

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Cologne concert Götterdämmerung performance brings Ring cycle project to a glorious conclusion

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GermanyGermany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Dresden Festival Chorus of the Richard-Wagner-Academy, KlangVerwaltung Chorus, Dresden Festival Orchestra, Concerto Cologne / Kent Nagano (conductor). Philharmonie Cologne, 4.6.2026. (DM-D)

Kent Nagano conducts Götterdämmerung (previously in Dresden) © Oliver Killig

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With such a first-class cast it was hard not to be delighted by Dresden’s uplifting Nino Rota rarity

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GermanyGermany Nino Rota, Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (Der Florentiner Hut / The Italian Straw Hat): Soloists, Saxon State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Daniele Squeo (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 31.5.2026. (MC)

Semperoper Dresden’s The Italian Straw Hat © Mark Schulze Steinen

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