Provocative staging of Jenůfa at the Festival Janáček Brno highlights women’s plight in society

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Festival Janáček Brno 2024 [1] Jenůfa (1904 original version ed. Mark Audus): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Moravian Theatre Olomouc / Anna Novotná Pešková (conductor). Mahen Theatre, Brno, 22.11.2024. (GT)

Festival Janáček Brno 2024 – Jenůfa Act III

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Atmospheric production of Der Freischütz in Hamburg

GermanyGermany Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists and Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Yoel Gamzou (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg, 23.11.2024. (DM-D)

[centre l-r] Clemens Sienknecht (Samiel), Hubert Kowalczyk (Cuno), Maximilian Schmitt (Max) and William Desbiens (Kilian) © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

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A cast for the ages? Lise Davidsen, Freddie De Tommaso and Quinn Kelsey bring the Met Tosca to true life

United StatesUnited States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). The Met Live in HD broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 23.11.2024. (JPr)

Lise Davidsen (Tosca) and Freddie De Tommaso (Cavaradossi) © Met Opera/Marty Sohl

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