Germany Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.10.2022. (ALL)
An intelligent new production of Così fan tutte at Bayerische Staatsoper
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Madrid opens the opera season with myriad Aida casts and a surprise
Spain Verdi, Aida: Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 24, 25, 26.10.2022. (JMI)
Radvanovsky is the Medea of the 2020s in David McVicar’s visceral Met production
United States Met: Live in HD – Cherubini’s Medea: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Gary Halvorson) to the Barbican Cinema, London, 22.10.2022. (CC)
Barkouf by Jacques Offenbach – paw power at Zurich Opera
Switzerland Offenbach, Barkouf: Soloists, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Jérémie Rohrer (conductor). Zurich Opera, 23.10.2022. (MF)
Janáček’s Kát’a Kabanová reinvented in Geneva
Switzerland Janáček, Kát’a Kabanová: Soloists, Choeur du Grand Théâtre de Genève (chorus master: Alan Woodbridge), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Tomáš Netopil (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Genève, 21.10.2022. (ALL)
Brian Jagde stars in a Tosca at Opéra Bastille which will take your breath away
France Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Chorus and Orchestra of l’Opéra national de Paris / Paolo Bortolameolli (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 20.10.2022. (SL)
A slightly more mature Carmen from Juventus Lyrica
Argentina Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica / Hernán Sánchez Arteaga (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 14.10.2022. (JSJ)
Asmik Grigorian’s standout Jenůfa in a Vienna revival with no weak link in the cast
Austria Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Tomáš Hanus (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Jakob Pitzer) from Vienna State Opera, 15.10.2022. (JPr)
