United States Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / Harry Bicket (conductor). Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, 31.7.2025. (HS)
Ailyn Pérez and Liv Redpath excel in an uneven The Marriage of Figaro in Santa Fe
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John Matthew Myers stars in a triumphant revival of Smetana’s Dalibor at Bard
United States Smetana, Dalibor: Soloists, Bard Festival Chorale, American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). SummerScape Opera, Fischer Center at Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, 30.8.2025. (RP)
Overly complex Die Walküre – though with a sensitive streak – at Santa Fe Opera
United States Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / James Gaffigan (conductor). Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, 30.7.2025. (HS)
For the Liceu’s West Side Story with its star singers, the Oscar goes to … Gustavo Dudamel
Spain Bernstein, West Side Story (concert version): Soloists, Chorus (chorus director: Pablo Assante) and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, 29.7.2025. (JMI)
Matthias Davids makes Wagner’s Die Meistersinger fun again at Bayreuth
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2025 [1] – Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nϋrnberg: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Michael Beyer) from the Bayreuth Festspielhaus and available on STAGE+, 25.7.2025. (JPr)
Beautifully sung Die Zauberflöte at the open-air Eutin Festival
Germany Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): Soloists and Chorus of Eutiner Festspiele, Eutin Festival Orchestra / Laurent Wagner (conductor). Eutin, 23.7.2025. (DM-D)
Fauré’s rarely-performed Pénélope at Munich’s Bayerische Staatsoper
Germany Fauré, Pénélope: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Prinzregententheater, Munich, 26.7.2025. (AL-L)
Beyond sleepwalking: Teatro Nuovo brings Macbeth and La sonnambula to New York City Center
United States Verdi, Macbeth (1847 version), Bellini, La sonnambula: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Nuovo. New York City Center, 23 & 24.7.2025. (ES-S)
