Opera & Ballet – Page 5 – Seen and Heard International

Scottish Opera’s Hollywood version of The Merry Widow is an entertaining and vibrant show

16/05/202508/05/2025 by Gregor Tassie

United Kingdom Lehár, The Merry Widow: Soloists, The Chorus of The Merry Widow and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor). Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 4.5.2025. (GT)

Alex Otterburn (Danilo) and Henry Waddington (Don Zeta) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Eye-catching Tristan und Isolde heads for space at the Staatstheater Cottbus

16/05/202508/05/2025 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Philharmonic Orchestra of Staatstheater Cottbus / Alexander Merzyn (conductor). Staatstheater Cottbus, 4.5.2025. (DM-D)

Bryan Register (Tristan) und Catherine Foster (Isolde) © Bernd Schönberger

An enjoyable evening of Ravel and Puccini in Valencia

16/05/202508/05/2025 by José Irurzun

Spain Ravel, Puccini: Soloists, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana / Michele Spotti (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 4.5.2025. (JMI)

*L’heure espagnole* finale © Arts Fotografía

Janáček’s astonishing Mr Brouček gets a wonderful performance from Rattle, soloists, Tenebrae and LSO

16/05/202507/05/2025 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Janáček, The Excursions of Mr Brouček (‘Výlety páně Broučkovy’, concert performance): Soloists, Tenebrae; London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 4.5.2025 (CC)

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in *The Excursions of Mr Brouček* © Mark Allan/LSO

The fierce and tragic beauty of Ainadamar at LA Opera

16/05/202506/05/2025 by Jane Rosenberg

United States Osvaldo Golijov, Ainadamar: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Lina González-Granados (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 26.4.2025. (JRo)

Dancer Isaac Tovar (center) with choristers and dancers © Cory Weaver/LA Opera

An excellent Madrid production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s tale of the tsar

16/05/202506/05/2025 by José Irurzun

Spain Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real / Ouri Bronchti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.5.2025. (JMI)

Svetlana Aksenova (Militrisa) and Bogdan Volkov (Gvidon) © J. del Real

Handel’s Jephtha is presented for the first time in Madrid’s Teatro Real

16/05/202504/05/2025 by José Irurzun

Spain Handel, Jephtha (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 1.5.2025. (JMI)

Federica Lombardi shines in a first-class production of Le nozze di Figaro from The Met: Live in HD

16/05/202504/05/2025 by Robert Beattie

United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Joana Mallwitz (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York, performance of 26.4.2025, seen at Avenue Cinema, Belfast, 30.4.2025. (RB)

Olga Kulchynska (Susanna), Federica Lombardi (Countess) and Sun-Ly Pierce (lying, Cherubino) © Evan Zimmerman/Met Opera

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