SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, THEATRE , BROADCASTS AND FILMS
Collected opera and ballet reviews
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)
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)
United Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd: Soloists, Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Nicholas Mulroy), The Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus director: Aidan Oliver), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Lewes, East Sussex, 5.7.2026. (JR)
United Kingdom New Chamber Opera – Haydn, Le pescatrici: Soloists, The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor). New College, Oxford, 1.7.2026. (CR)
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2026 [3] – Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Longborough Festival Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Nil Venditti (conductor) Longborough, Gloucestershire, 1.7.2026. (CP)
France Gluck, Le cinesi: Soloists, Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles / Andrés Gabetta (conductor). Théâtre de la Reine, Opéra Royal de Versailles, Versailles, 28.6.2026. (RP)
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Bavarian State Opera, Munich, 28.6.2026. (AL-L)
United States Various: Dancers of New York City Ballet, NYCB Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 27.6.2026. (JRo)
