Witty production enhances beautiful singing in Hamburg’s Le nozze di Figaro revival

GermanyGermany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists and Chorus of the Staatsoper Hamburg. Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Staatsoper Hamburg, 29.6.2025. (DM-D)

Hamburg State Opera’s Le nozze di Figaro (2015) © Karl Forster

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The Cunning Little Vixen in Münster – musically convincing but a production which fails to coalesce

GermanyGermany Janáĉek, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Chorus and Extra chorus of Theater Münster, Children’s chorus of Gymnasium Paulinum. Münster Sinfonieorchester / Golo Berg (conductor). Theater Münster, 28.6.2025. (DM-D)

Wioletta Hebrowska (Fox and Adriana Kučerová (Vixen) © Bettina Stöss

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Eyvazov is a compelling Hermann and Netrebko an expressive Lisa in a Vienna revival of The Queen of Spades

AustriaAustria Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Timur Zangiev (conductor). Livestreamed from the Vienna State Opera (directed by Dominik Kepczynski), 27.6.2025. (JPr)

Yusif Eyvazov (Hermann) and Anna Netrebko (Lisa) © WS/Michael Pöhn

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Boston Ballet’s opulent and beautifully danced Swan Lake in Los Angeles

United StatesUnited States Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers of Boston Ballet, Members of Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and other artists / Mischa Santora (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 26.6.2025. (JRo)

Boston Ballet’s Swan Lake –  Prince Siegfried (Sangmin Lee) and Odile (Viktorina Kapitonova) © Theik Smith

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Hamburg’s Così fan tutte revival is exuberant fun

GermanyGermany Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists and Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Alexander Joel (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 22.6.2025. (DM-D)

Hamburg State Opera’s Così fan tutte (2018 cast) – [l-r] Dorabella, Despina, Guglielmo, Ferrando, Don Alfonso and Fiordiligi © Hans Jörg Michel

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