Germany Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Giulio Cilona (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 11.1.2024. (MB)
Fine singing but desultory conducting in Die Zauberflöte at Berlin’s Deutsche Oper
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Finely sung revival of Damiano Michieletto’s Jenůfa at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Germany Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Axel Kober (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 7.1.2024. (MB)
Never a dull moment in Barrie Kosky’s new Munich production of Die Fledermaus
Germany Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 7.1.2024. (ALL)
The Met’s 2023 Nabucco cast – and conductor – act as a timely reminder of the work’s stature
United States Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Callegari (conductor). Transmitted live (directed by Habib Azar) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to London’s Barbican Cinema, 6.1.2024. (CC)
Otello as traumatised post-war soldier in Hannover
Germany Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / James Hendry (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 7.1.2024. (DMD)
Elena Stikhina brings her lovely Mimì to the Metropolitan Opera
United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 4.1.2024. (RP)
A fine performance of Der Rosenkavalier in Berlin, hampered by a dismally vague production
Germany R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Children’s Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (chorus director: Vinzenz Weissenburger), Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Gerhard Polifka), Staatskapelle Berlin / Joana Mallwitz (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 2.1.2024. (MB)
An excellent 2023 cast puts the fizz back into Vienna State Opera’s venerable Die Fledermaus
Austria Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Simone Young (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Jakob Pitzer) from the Vienna State Opera, 31.12.2023. (JPr)
