United Kingdom Handel, Partenope: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / William Cole (conductor). London Coliseum, 22.11.2025. (CC)
ENO has always excelled in Handel, and this Partenope revival is no exception
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
San Francisco Opera’s sensational world premiere of The Monkey King
United States Huang Ruo & David Henry Hwang, The Monkey King: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Carolyn Kuan (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 16.11.2025. (HS)
Much to enjoy in Netia Jones’s production of Le nozze di Figaro in Paris
France Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 15.11.2025. (MB)
Zurich’s La forza del destino with Anna Netrebko is the sum of its phenomenal parts
Switzerland Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Zurich Opera Children’s Choir, Zurich Opera Choir and SoprAlti, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Zurich Opera Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera, 12.11.2025. (MF)
Musical magic but too many videos in Gothenburg’s Der Freischütz
Sweden Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gothenburg Opera / Francesco Angelico (conductor). Gothhenburg Opera main stage, 14.11.2025. (NS)
Opera North’s Susanna directed by Olivia Fuchs is superb and firmly holds your attention
United Kingdom Handel, Susanna: Soloists, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Johanna Soller (conductor). Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 14.11.2025. (MC)
Despite a disappointing staging, Opera North’s La bohème still proves hard to resist
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Catriona Beveridge (conductor). Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 13.11.2025. (MC)
Arabella, Richard Strauss’s elegy for a vanished Vienna, returns to the Met
United States R. Strauss, Arabella: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 10.11.2025. (ES-S)
