United States Bernstein, West Side Story: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 20.9.2025. (JRo)
A vibrant West Side Story opens the opera season in Los Angeles
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Director/conductor Iván Fischer’s Don Giovanni is the yardstick to measure all other productions of the opera
Hungary Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Dance Ensemble of Iván Fischer’s Opera Company, Students of the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). MŰPA, Budapest, 9.9.2025. (AK)
Kristine Opolais gives a sensational portrayal of Shostakovich’s Katerina at the Enescu Festival
United Kingdom George Enescu International Festival 2025 [4] – Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District: Soloists, Orchestra and Academic Choir of Romanian Radio (choral conductor: Ciprian Tutu) / Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor). Palace Hall Bucharest, 14.9.2025. (GT)
Outstanding Macbeth in Buenos Aires from Juventus Lyrica
Argentina Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica / André dos Santos (conductor). Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 12.9.2025. (JSJ)
Natalya Romaniw shows us why she is the Tosca of the moment at WNO
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Gergely Madaras (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 14.9.2025. (LJ)
Saffron Opera Group redeem themselves with a compelling end to Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer
United Kingdom Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Saffron Opera Group Chorus (inc. Saffron Walden Choral Society, chorus masters: James Davey and Quintin Beer), Saffron Opera Group Orchestra / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, 14.9.2025. (JPr)
Muntagirov and Kaneko’s Apollo is the jewel in the crown of Ballet Nights: Bound in Motion
United Kingdom Ballet Nights – Bound in Motion: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence (compère). Cadogan Hall, London, 11.9.2025. (JO’D)
Tarmo Peltokoski’s Die Zauberflöte casts its spell in Bucharest
Romania George Enescu International Festival 2025 [1] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorwerk Ruhr, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Romanian Radio Hall, Bucharest, 7.9.2025. (ES-S)
