Michael Volle’s Wotan dominates the diminishing returns of Dmitri Tcherniakov’s Berlin Die Walküre

GermanyGermany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Filmed (directed by Andy Sommer) on 3.10.2022 at Staatsoper Unter den Linden but available until 17.2.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)

Michael Volle (Wotan) and Anja Kampe (Brünnhilde) © Monika Rittershaus

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A highly imaginative fusion of two late Janáček masterpieces in Brno

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Janáček, From the House of the Dead, Glagolitic Mass: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the National Theatre, Brno / Jakub Hrůša (Conductor), Livestreamed on OperaVision from the National Theatre, Brno, 6.11.2022 (RB)

From the House of the Dead (c) Marek Olbrzymek

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Breakdancing Orpheus with a dazzling voice brings plenty of life to Gluck’s opera in San Francisco

United StatesUnited States Gluck, Orpheus and Eurydice: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Peter Whelan (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 15.11.2022. (HS)

Jakub Józef Orliński (Orpheus) and Meigui Zhang (Eurydice) in the final scene © Corey Weaver

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Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s Cardillac in Vienna is influenced by German Expressionist cinema

AustriaAustria Hindemith, Cardillac: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Jasmina Eleta) from Vienna State Opera, 13.11.2022. (JPr)

Thomas Konieczny as Cardillac

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The Dallas Opera’s bewitching storybook Hansel and Gretel

United StatesUnited States Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, Children’s Chorus of the Greater Dallas Choral Society, The Dallas Opera Orchestra / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Tim Kelly) from the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, Dallas, 5.11.2022. (JPr)

Elena Villalón (Gretel), Patricia Racette (Witch) and Kangmin Justin Kim (Hansel) © Lynn Lane

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