Mannes Opera presents the US premiere of Korngold’s melody-laden The Silent Serenade

United StatesUnited States Korngold, The Silent Serenade: Soloists, Mannes Orchestra / Cris Frisco (conductor). Mannes Opera, The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, 13.3.2026. (RP)

Gaeun Song (Louise) and Thomasluke Flórez-Mansi (Tony Borza) in The Silent Serenade © Maria Baranova

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McVicar’s La Scala Siegfried is so good in parts – Young, Vogt and Volle particularly – but fails in others

ItalyItaly Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra / Simone Young (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Anna Gettel) from La Scala, Milan, 13.6.2025 and available on demand on LaScala TV. (JPr)

Siegfried final scene © Teatro alla Scala/Brescia e Amisano

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Exceptional display of dancing from all concerned as Takada and Ball star in The Royal Ballet’s Giselle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Adolphe Adam, Giselle: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Vello Pähn (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 3.3.2026. (JPr)

Akane Takada (Giselle) and Matthew Ball (Albrecht) © RBO/Andrej Uspenski

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