United States Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Seattle Opera at MaCaw Hall, Seattle, 12.8.2023. (ZC)
Seattle Opera’s Das Rheingold triumphs with a strong cast and innovative staging
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Pina Bausch’s breathtaking Rite of Spring is restaged at the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [9] – Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring and Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo’s common ground[s]: Edinburgh Playhouse, 17.8.2023. (SRT)
A fine cast for Tobias Kratzer’s close to classic Tannhäuser at Bayreuth
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [4] – Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 16.8.2023. (MB)
Jay Scheib’s hapless new Parsifal production at the Bayreuth Festival 2023
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [3] – Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 15.8.2023. (MB)
Tcherniakov’s Der fliegende Holländer at Bayreuth was – and is – for here and now
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [2] – Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Oksana Lyniv (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 14.8.2023. (MB)
Verdi’s Macbeth proves infertile ground for Krzysztof Warlikowski at the Salzburg Festival
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [2] – Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Performance of 29.7.2023 (directed by Henning Kasten) and available until 27.10.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
A rare trio of curtain raisers at the 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival
United Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [2] – Sullivan’s Cox & Box, Trial by Jury, The Zoo: Soloists and Chorus of North West Productions, National Festival Orchestra / David Goulden (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 3.8.2023. (RJW)
National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company’s sunny Cornwall with affection for the nobility
United Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [1] – Gilbert & Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Soloists and Chorus of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, National Festival Orchestra / Murray Hipkin (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 2.8.2023. (RJW)
