United States Rossini, Il Turco in Italia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Nuovo. Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, 16.7.2026. (ES-S)
Rossini’s ordered chaos comes alive in Teatro Nuovo’s Il Turco in Italia
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Clay Hilley’s singing and acting was the highlight of Pappano’s excellent Tristan und Isolde with his LSO
United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, London Symphony Chorus (director: Mariana Rosas), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.7.2026. (JPr)
A powerful and moving Fidelio inside the walls of Läckö Castle
Sweden Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists of Läckö Opera, Läckö Chamber Orchestra / Simon Kim Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle courtyard, 10.7.2026. (NS)
Oscar Wilde’s bubbling comedy becomes a surreal hard-hitting farce in Barry’s adaptation at Garsington
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2026 [4] – Gerald Barry, The Importance of Being Earnest: Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 10.7.2026. (CR)
A depressingly ill-conceived production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail in Berlin
Germany Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Gerhard Polifka), Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 5.7.2026. (MB)
Singing at its best in visually exuberant Bremen Magic Flute
Germany Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus of Bremen Theatre, Bremen Philharmonic / Lukas Ziesché (conductor). Bremen Theatre, 2.7.2026. (DM-D)
Berlin’s Pelléas et Mélisande revival offers a highly moving and thought-provoking night in the theatre
Germany Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Dani Juris), Staatskapelle Berlin / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 3.7.2026. (MB)
Szymanowski’s King Roger gets an ambitious anniversary revival at Des Moines Metro Opera
United States Szymanowski, King Roger: Soloists, Orchestra of Des Moines Metro Opera / David Neely (conductor). Blank Performing Arts Center Pote Theatre, Indianola, 4.7.2026. (ZC)
