Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Hessian State Chorus and Orchestra / Leo McFall (conductor). Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden, 1.5.2026. (DM-D)
Wiesbaden’s Tristan und Isolde redeemed by the music
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Brilliant cast shines in darkly contemporary La clemenza di Tito in Zurich
Switzerland Mozart, La clemenza di Tito: Zurich Opera Chorus, Orchestra La Scintilla / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Zurich Opera, 30.4.2026. (MF)
Gripping Lady Macbeth of Mtensk in Oldenburg
Germany Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Oldenburg State Chorus (director: Thomas Bönisch) and Orchestra / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 28.4.2026. (DM-D)
Ballet Nights 011 at Cadogan Hall was the usual wide-ranging and informative assortment of dance
United Kingdom Ballet Nights 011 – Convergence: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence (compère). Cadogan Hall, London, 29.4.2026. (JO’D)
Tschernischova’s Vienna Giselle is a very familiar one, yet superbly danced in its latest revival
Austria Elena Tschernischova’s Giselle: Dancers of Vienna State Ballet, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera / Luciano Di Martino (conductor). Broadcast live from the Vienna State Opera (directed by Anna Gettel), 26.4.2026. (JPr)
LPO’s Wozzeck loses its core power because of Shagalov’s slideshow and Gardner’s rushing
United Kingdom Multitudes … Wozzeck: Wretches Like Us: Soloists, London Voices; Tiffin Boys’ Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Projections by Ilya Shagalov. Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.4.2026. (CC)
It was as an ensemble, in their final Sadler’s Wells Don Quixote, that Birmingham Royal Ballet impressed.
United Kingdom Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote: Dancers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Thomas Jung (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 25.4.2026. (JO’D)
Regents Opera’s chilling Salome had many merits and packed a punch
United Kingdom R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists and Orchestra of Regents Opera / Ben Woodward (conductor), York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, 23.4.2026. (JR)
