United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 13.3.2025. (RP)
Kristina Mkhitaryan wins hearts as Mimì in La bohème at the Met
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Amy & Carlos REBORN is a celebratory, heartwarming, dance extravaganza
United Kingdom Amy & Carlos REBORN: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 11.3.2025. (JPr)
Ballet Icons Gala 2025 had much to enjoy from its enterprising blend of classics and new works
United Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala 2025: Soloists, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). London Coliseum, 9.3.2024. (JPr)
Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict in Bremen has a new contemporary twist
Germany Berlioz, Béatrice et Bénédict: Soloists, Chorus, and Extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Lukas Ziesché (conductor). Theater Bremen, 6.3.2025. (DM-D)
New chamber opera brings warmth and insight to hot-button social issues in the San Francisco world premiere
United States Hanlon, The Pigeon Keeper: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera Parallèle / Nicole Paiement (conductor). Cowell Theatre, San Francisco, 9.3.2025. (HS)
Paris Opera Ballet reveal the embarrassment of riches in Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty
France Rudolf Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty: Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of Paris National Opera / Vello Pähn (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 8.3.2025. (JO’D)
Lise Davidsen triumphs as Beethoven’s Leonore at the Met
United States Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 4.3.2025. (RP)
Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick charts a new course at the Metropolitan Opera
United States Jake Heggie, Moby-Dick: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Karen Kamensek (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 3.3.2025. (ES-S)
