SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, THEATRE , BROADCASTS AND FILMS
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Germany Weill, Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin / Alexander Joel (conductor). Schillertheater, Berlin, 13.12.2025. (MB)
Hungary Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Hungarian State Opera Children’s Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Martin Rajna (conductor), Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 12.12.2025.(AK)
United States The Met: Live in HD – Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 13.12.2025. (JPr)
United States Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Erina Yashima (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 11.12.2025. (RP)
Spain Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 10.12.2025. (JMI)
United States Various, ‘Check-Mate’: Dancers of BODYTRAFFIC. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 11.12.2025. (JRo)
United Kingdom Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Students of The Royal Ballet School, The Schola Cantorum of The London Oratory School, London Oratory Junior Choir (director: Charles Cole), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Charlotte Politi (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Peter Jones) for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 10.12.2025. (JPr)
Austria Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Extras Association, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). Zurich Opera, 7.12.2025. (MF)
