A Vienna Lohengrin that demanded to be heard and was also worth seeing

AustriaAustria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Extra Chorus, and Choir Academy, Stage Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Vienna State Opera, Vienna, 1.5.2025 (MB)

Gottfried (child of the opera school) and Camilla Nylund (Elsa) © Michael Pöhn/WS

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Eye-catching Tristan und Isolde heads for space at the Staatstheater Cottbus

GermanyGermany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Philharmonic Orchestra of Staatstheater Cottbus / Alexander Merzyn (conductor). Staatstheater Cottbus, 4.5.2025. (DM-D)

Bryan Register (Tristan) und Catherine Foster (Isolde) © Bernd Schönberger

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Janáček’s astonishing Mr Brouček gets a wonderful performance from Rattle, soloists, Tenebrae and LSO

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Janáček, The Excursions of Mr Brouček (‘Výlety páně Broučkovy’, concert performance): Soloists, Tenebrae; London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 4.5.2025 (CC)

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in The Excursions of Mr Brouček © Mark Allan/LSO

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