Germany Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): Soloists and Chorus of Eutiner Festspiele, Eutin Festival Orchestra / Laurent Wagner (conductor). Eutin, 23.7.2025. (DM-D)
Beautifully sung Die Zauberflöte at the open-air Eutin Festival
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Fauré’s rarely-performed Pénélope at Munich’s Bayerische Staatsoper
Germany Fauré, Pénélope: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Prinzregententheater, Munich, 26.7.2025. (AL-L)
Beyond sleepwalking: Teatro Nuovo brings Macbeth and La sonnambula to New York City Center
United States Verdi, Macbeth (1847 version), Bellini, La sonnambula: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Nuovo. New York City Center, 23 & 24.7.2025. (ES-S)
A great evening: Opera Holland Park’s intense Lucia di Lammermoor is a must-see
United Kingdom Opera Holland Park [1] – Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists and Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / Michael Papadopoulos (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 22.7.2025. (CC)
Offenbach’s luminous Fantasio is a perfect fit for Läckö
Sweden Offenbach, Fantasio: Soloists of Läckö Opera, Läckö Chamber Orchestra / Simon Kim Phipps (conductor). Läckö Castle courtyard, 19.7.2025. (NS)
Renée Fleming puts her directorial stamp on a classic Mozart opera in Aspen
United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [6] – Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS / Patrick Summers (conductor). Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, 21.7.2025. (HS)
Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s new Die schweigsame Frau provides an excellent and deeply moving evening
Germany Richard Strauss, Die schweigsame Frau: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 22.7.2025. (MB)
Haunted rooms and fractured time: Vanessa reimagined at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
United States Williamstown Theatre Festival – Barber, Vanessa: Soloists, Musicians of the Heartbeat Opera / Dan Schlosberg (conductor). Williamstown Theatre Festival Annex, North Adams, 20.7.2025. (ES-S)
