Austria Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Extras Association, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). Zurich Opera, 7.12.2025. (MF)
Coloratura fireworks sparkle in Zurich Opera’s intriguing new Die Fledermaus
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Notre-Dame de Paris showcases Roland Petit’s ‘chic, sex and theatricality’ when revived in Paris
France Roland Petit’s Notre-Dame de Paris: Dancers of Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Jean-François Verdier (conductor), Opéra Bastille, Paris, 7.12.2025. (JO’D)
Chicago Opera Theater rediscovers Salieri’s Falstaff one prank at a time
United States Salieri, Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chicago Opera Theater / Christine Brandes (conductor). Studebaker Theater, Chicago, 6.12.2025. (ZC)
Veronika Rovná gives a sensational performance in the lead role in Ostrava’s revival of Rusalka
Czech Republic Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of Národni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet / Marek Šedivý (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 30.11.2025. (GT)
Ostrava’s revival of Turandot is a magnificent triumph, highlighted by Iordanka Derilova in the title role
Czech Republic Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of Narodni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet / Marek Šedivý (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 29.11.2025. (GT)
Exuberantly nuanced Die Csárdásfürstin in Bremerhaven
Germany Kálmán, Die Csárdásfürstin: Soloists, Ballet and Chorus of Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra / Hartmut Brüsch (conductor). Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, 4.12.2025. (DM-D)
Alfred Walker and Brittany Renee head a powerful cast in the Met’s Porgy and Bess revival
United States Gershwin, Porgy and Bess: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Kwamé Ryan (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2.12.2025. (RP)
English National Opera’s HMS Pinafore descends into crude, and often unfunny, pantomime
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, HMS Pinafore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Matthew Kofi Waldren (conductor). London Coliseum, 4.12.2025. (JR)
