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Collected opera and ballet reviews
United Kingdom Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists. Royal Academy Sinfonia / Lada Valešová (conductor). Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 13.5.2026. (MB)
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Northern Ireland Opera Chorus / Bryan Evans (music director and piano). Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast, 16.5.2026. (RB)
United States Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 15.5.2026. (MSJ)
Germany Korngold, Die Tote Stadt: Lower Saxony State Orchestra Hannover / Mario Hartmuth (conductor). Hannover State Opera, 14.5.2026. (DM-D)
United States Barber, Vanessa: Soloists, Heartbeat Opera Band / Jacob Ashworth (conductor). Heartbeat Opera, Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York, 14.5.2026. (RP)
United Kingdom English National Opera’s, Angel’s Bone: Soloists, Kantos Chamber Choir, Members of the BBC Philharmonic / Baldur Brönnimann (conductor). Aviva Studios, Manchester, 12.5.2026. (JB)
Switzerland Puccini, Gianni Schicchi and ddditional music by Johann Strauss, Lehár, Kálmán and Verdi: Soloists, Zurich Opera Chorus, Musikkollegium Winterthur / Ustina Dubitsky (conductor). Theater Winterthur, 8.5.2026. (MF)
France Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orchestra de l’Opéra de Marseille / Michele Spotti (conductor). Opéra Municipal de Marseille, 10.5.2026. (MB)
