SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, THEATRE , BROADCASTS AND FILMS
Collected opera and ballet reviews
United Kingdom Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote: Dancers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Thomas Jung (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 25.4.2026. (JO’D)
United Kingdom R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists and Orchestra of Regents Opera / Ben Woodward (conductor), York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, 23.4.2026. (JR)
United Kingdom Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists, HGO Orchestra / Oliver Cope (conductor). Jacksons Lane Theatre, London, 22.4.2026. (MB)
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Marie Jacquot (conductor). Recorded (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 20.10.2025 and viewed at Cineworld Newport, Isle of Wight, 21.4.2026. (DH)
United States Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Timur Zangiev (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 20.4.2026. (ES-S)
Switzerland Richard Strauss, Arabella: Soloists, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Zurich Philharmonia / Markus Poschner (conductor). Zurich Opera, 18.4.2026. (AL-L)
Germany Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus of Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, Bremerhaven Philharmonic / Marc Niemann (conductor). Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, 16.4.2026. (DM-D)
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 18.4.2026. (JRo)
