United States MANON!: Soloists, Musicians of the Heartbeat Opera / Dan Schlosberg (conductor). The Space at Irondale, Brooklyn, 3.2.2026. (ES-S)
Heartbeat Opera distills Massenet’s Manon to its essentials
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Calixto Bieito’s dystopian Ring forges on with Siegfried at the Opéra national de Paris
France Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 28.1.2026. (RP)
The movement of Preljocaj’s time-defying production intensifies the emotional impact of Lully’s Atys
France Lully, Atys: Soloists, Ballet Preljocaj, Leonardo Santini Dancers, Chœur de l’Opéra Royal, Cappella Mediterranea / Leonardo García-Alarcón (conductor). Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, 25.1.2026. (RP)
George Balanchine’s glittering Rubies leads the Los Angeles Ballet program in Beverly Hills
United States ‘20 Years of Los Angeles Ballet’: Dancers of Los Angeles Ballet. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 29.1.2026. (JRo)
Successful premiere of Violanta at the Deutsche Oper Berlin leaves you wanting more of Korngold
Germany Korngold, Violanta: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 25.1.2026. (AB)
Lise Davidsen is exemplary singing Isolde for the first time in the new Liceu production of Tristan und Isolde
Spain Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Coro and Orquesta Sinfónica del Liceu / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, 27.1.2026. (JMI)
Fine performance of an interesting new production of Die Zauberflöte in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [3] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Philharmonia Chor Wien, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Roberto González-Monjas (conductor). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 23.1.2026. (MB)
Conductor Warner and Serfling’s Senta stand out in Gelsenkirchen’s imaginative Flying Dutchman
Germany Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists and Chorus of Musiktheater im Revier, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen / John Warner (conductor). Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, 18.1.2026. (DM-D)
