United Kingdom Charpentier, David et Jonathas: Soloists, New Sussex Opera Chorus, Bellot Ensemble / Toby Purser (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 20.10.2026. (MB)
New Sussex Opera offer a rare chance to experience Charpentier’s David et Jonathas
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Quinn Kelsey’s well-sung and acted Macbeth elevates the Met’s new gloomy staging of Verdi’s opera
United States Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Performance broadcast live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.10.2026, and seen at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, 19.10.2026. (JPr)
A very successful Cav & Pag in Hagen
Germany Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana – Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Soloists, Children’s Chorus and Chorus of Theater Hagen, Philharmonic Orchestra Hagen / Sebastian Lang-Lessing (conductor). Theater Hagen, 18.10.2026. (DM-D)
Missy Mazzoli’s new Lincoln opera brings spectacle and emotional power to the Met
United States Missy Mazzoli, Lincoln in the Bardo: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 19.10.2026. (RP)
The London Opera Company’s highly commendable Wagner Tristan und Isolde at Sinfonia Smith Square
United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the London Opera Company / Peter Selwyn (conductor). Sinfonia Smith Square, London, 18.10.2026. (CC)
Gabriela Legun’s radiant Juliette enchants in Warsaw
Poland Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Sébastien Rouland (conductor). Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 17.10.2026. (RP)
Ukraine’s mothers who refused to abandon their children take center stage in Warsaw
Poland Maxim Kolomiiets, The Mothers of Kherson: Soloists, Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 16.10.2026. (RP)
Thought-provoking Die Meistersinger excellently sung in Düsseldorf
Germany Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nϋrnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper am Rhein / Christoph Gedschold (conductor). Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, 17.10.2026. (DM-D)
