Camilla Nylund’s Brünnhilde sets the house on fire in Zurich Oper’s Götterdämmerung

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Choir of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera House, 5.11.2023. (MF)

Zurich Opera’s Götterdämmerung Act III: Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) and Rhinemaidens © Monika Rittershaus

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A first-rate performance of an early Donizetti opera in Wexford

IrelandIreland Wexford Opera Festival 2023 [1] – Donizetti’s Zoraida di Granata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Diego Ceretta (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House, Wexford, Ireland, 31.10.2023. (RB)

Zoraida di Granata at Wexford Festival Opera © Clive Barda/ArenaPAL

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RCS’s memorable double bill shows post-WWII operas don’t have to be feared and can be entirely engaging

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera Double Bill – Gian Carlo Menotti, The Medium & Jake Heggie, Three Decembers: Soloists and Musicians of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / William Cole (conductor). Sir Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 1.11.2023. (MC)

William Cole conducts RCS’s soloists and musicians in Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers © Robbie McFadzean/RCS

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