Spain Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Dancers, Teatro Real Chorus, Teatro Real Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 9 and 10.6.2026. (JMI)
A great triumph by Nadine Sierra as Juliette at the Teatro Real
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
When Valhalla goes up in flames: Atlanta Opera’s triumphant Götterdämmerung
United States Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Atlanta Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Roberto Kalb (conductor). Atlanta Opera, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, 5.6.2026. (RP)
Bold singing and riveting conducting result in an intensely rewarding Elektra in San Francisco
United States R. Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 7.6.2026. (HS)
Through a glass darkly in Grange Park Opera’s gloomily convincing Don Carlo
United Kingdom Grange Park Opera 2026 [1] – Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Grange Park Chorus, Orchestra of English National Opera / Gianluca Marciano (conductor). Grange Park Opera, West Horsley, 6.6.2026. (CR)
Nadja Loschky’s Carmen disappointed in a production saved by the professionalism of the performers
Germany Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Semperoper Children’s Choir, Saxon State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Lorenzo Passerini (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 1.6.2026. (MC)
Cologne concert Götterdämmerung performance brings Ring cycle project to a glorious conclusion
Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Dresden Festival Chorus of the Richard-Wagner-Academy, KlangVerwaltung Chorus, Dresden Festival Orchestra, Concerto Cologne / Kent Nagano (conductor). Philharmonie Cologne, 4.6.2026. (DM-D)
Plamen Kartaloff’s revival of Wagner’s Ring cycle is an outstanding triumph at Sofia Opera
Bulgaria Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen: Singers, Chorus, Orchestra and Ballet of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Sofia Opera, 26-31.5.2026. (GT)
The vivacious and always surprising BODYTRAFFIC dances in Beverly Hills
United States Various: Dancers of BODYTRAFFIC. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 4.6.2026. (JRo)
