Muntagirov and Kaneko are a memorable Romeo and Juliet in the MacMillan ballet’s 60th anniversary

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor), Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 20.3.2025. (JPr)

Vadim Muntagirov as Romeo and Fumi Kaneko as Juliet © Tristram Kenton

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Well-chosen cast, but it is difficult to connect with Opera North’s Flying Dutchman ‘reinterpretation’

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera North 2025 – Wagner, The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Garry Walker (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Quays, Salford, 15.3.2025. (MC)

Layla Claire (Senta) with the ladies of the Chorus of Opera North © James Glossop

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LA Opera’s Così fan tutte: a romp at a lavish American country club

United StatesUnited States Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 16.3.2025. (JRo)

[l-r] Anthony León (Ferrando), Rod Gilfry (Don Alfonso), Ana María Martínez (Despina), and Justin Austin (Guglielmo) © Cory Weaver

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Seven stars align for an engrossing Metropolitan Opera Fidelio revival

United StatesUnited States The Met: Live in HD – Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 15.3.2025. (JPr)

The Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio Act I © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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