SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, THEATRE , BROADCASTS AND FILMS
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Omer Meir Wellber (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 3.4.2026. (DM-D)
Germany The Great Silence: In Faraway Places – Rediscovering Mozart’s Music: Music theatre project by Christopher Rüping, Omer Meir Wellber and Malte Ubenauf with music by Mozart. Soloists, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Tohar Gil (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 2.4.2026. (DM-D)
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Gürzenich-Orchestra / Marc Albrecht (conductor). Cologne Opera, StaatenHaus in Cologne-Deutz, 1.4.2026. (DM-D)
United States Saariaho, Innocence: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 6.4.2026. (ES-S)
United Kingdom Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Peter Jones) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 31.3.2026 and viewed at the Chelmsford Theatre, Essex, 5.4.2026. (JPr)
Germany 2026 Baden-Baden Easter Festival – Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists; Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Vienna Philharmonia Chorus, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Joanna Mallwitz (conductor). Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 31.3.2026. (DM-D)
Germany Charles Wuorinen, Brokeback Mountain: Soloists, Opernchor des Theaters Erfurt, Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt / Hermes Helfricht (conductor). Theater Erfurt, 28.3.2026. (AB)
Germany Berlin Festtage 2026 [3] – Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 1.4.2026. (SRT)
