United Kingdom The Return of the Legends: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 24.9.2025. (JPr)
The Return of the Legends to the Cliffs Pavilion is a sheer delight
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A vibrant Der Rosenkavalier ushers in the era of Matthias Schulz at Zurich Opera
Switzerland Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Extras Association of Zurich Opera / Joana Mallwitz (conductor). Zurich Opera, 21.9.2025. (MF)
Opera Philadelphia celebrates its 50th anniversary with Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims
United States Rossini, Il viaggio a Reims: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Chorus & Orchestra / Corrado Rovaris (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 19.9.2025. (RP)
Bucharest Opera stage a powerfully emotive performance of Enescu’s great masterpiece Oedipe
United Kingdom George Enescu International Festival 2025 [7] – Enescu, Oedipe: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra of Bucharest National Opera / Tiberiu Soare (conductor), Daniel Jinga, Adrian Ionescu (choir conductors), Smaranda Morgovan (coordinator of the children’s choir). National Opera Theatre, Bucharest, 15.9.2025. (GT)
Bampton Classical Opera’s Salieri serves up a landlady’s lyrical tonic
United Kingdom Salieri, La locandiera (The Landlady): Soloists, CHROMA / Andrew Griffiths (conductor). Sinfonia Smith Square, London, 16.9.2025. (MB)
A vibrant West Side Story opens the opera season in Los Angeles
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)
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)
