Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale is a ballet for all seasons and was exceptionally danced

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon) to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 22.5.2024. (JPr)

Mayara Magri (Paulina) © Alice Pennefather

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Clever production sheds new light on Figaro in Hannover

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GermanyGermany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Mazaru Kumakura (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 19.5.2024. (DM-D)

Hannover’s Le nozze di Figaro (2023) featuring Richard Walshe (Figaro) and Kiandra Howarth (Countess) © Sandra Then

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Das Rheingold ‘comes home’ to Zurich as Andreas Homoki creates a staging which is almost concept free

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Extras at the Zurich Opera House, Philharmonia Zürich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Michael Beyer) from Zurich Opera House, 18.5.2024. (JPr)

Das Rheingold 2022: Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan), David Soar (Fasolt) and Oleg Davydov (Fafner) © Monika Rittershaus

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With Götterdämmerung, the Deutsche Oper Berlin’s distinguished Ring reaches its conclusion

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GermanyGermany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Additional Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 20.5.2024. (MB)

Thomas Lehman (Gunther) and Clay Hilley (Siegfried) © Bernd Uhlig

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