United States Anthony Davis, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Kazem Abdullah (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, 25.2.2024. (ZC)
Seattle Opera’s X reflects on Malcolm X’s legacy, past and present
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In Dresden: Vogt’s fine role debut in another remarkable Tristan und Isolde from Thielemann
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Filmed (directed by Tiziano Mancini) in January 2024 at the Semperoper Dresden and available now on medici.tv. (JPr)
Götz Friedrich’s well-considered production of Le nozze di Figaro still shines after forty-six years
Germany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper / Giulio Cilona (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 20.2.2024. (MB)
Passion that never came true: Eugene Onegin at the Finnish National Opera
Finland Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Alan Buribayev (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 9.2.2024. (AA)
Theater Bremen’s Salome convinces with imaginative staging and impressive singing
Germany R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists and Chorus of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Stefan Klingele (conductor). Theater Bremen, 14.2.2024. (DMD)
(l-r) Nadine Lehner (Herodias), Yannick-Muriel Noah (Salome), Christian-Andreas Engelhardt (Herod) and the Bremer Philharmoniker © Jörg Landsberg
Sonya Yoncheva’s commanding performance in a venerable Madama Butterfly at Berlin’s Staatsoper
Germany Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 14.2.2024. (MB)
Barrie Kosky’s magic The Merry Widow in Zurich goes in search of lost time
Switzerland Lehár, Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): Soloists, Extras association and Chorus of Zurich opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Patrick Hahn (conductor). Zurich Opera, 11.2.2024. (MF)
A solid, though not exceptional, Rusalka at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia
Spain Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Dancers, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, 9.2.2024. (JMI)
