Spain Verdi, Falstaff: Chorus and Orchestra of Gran Teatro del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Teatre Liceu, Barcelona, 18 & 19.7.2026. (JMI)
Luca Salsi and Ambrogio Maestri are both excellent in Barcelona’s season-ending Falstaff
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Piotr Beczała is a Manrico to remember in Madrid’s Il trovatore
Spain Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / François López Ferrer and Nicola Luisotti (conductors). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15, 16 & 17.7.2026. (JMI)
Rossini’s ordered chaos comes alive in Teatro Nuovo’s Il Turco in Italia
United States Rossini, Il Turco in Italia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Nuovo. Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, 16.7.2026. (ES-S)
A powerful and moving Fidelio inside the walls of Läckö Castle
Sweden Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists of Läckö Opera, Läckö Chamber Orchestra / Simon Kim Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle courtyard, 10.7.2026. (NS)
A depressingly ill-conceived production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail in Berlin
Germany Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Gerhard Polifka), Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 5.7.2026. (MB)
Singing at its best in visually exuberant Bremen Magic Flute
Germany Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus of Bremen Theatre, Bremen Philharmonic / Lukas Ziesché (conductor). Bremen Theatre, 2.7.2026. (DM-D)
Berlin’s Pelléas et Mélisande revival offers a highly moving and thought-provoking night in the theatre
Germany Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Dani Juris), Staatskapelle Berlin / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 3.7.2026. (MB)
Szymanowski’s King Roger gets an ambitious anniversary revival at Des Moines Metro Opera
United States Szymanowski, King Roger: Soloists, Orchestra of Des Moines Metro Opera / David Neely (conductor). Blank Performing Arts Center Pote Theatre, Indianola, 4.7.2026. (ZC)
