Oxford International Opera makes its debut with a banally provincial Tosca

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Oxford International Opera – Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Oxford International Opera Chorus, Radley College Choristers, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). New Theatre, Oxford, 24.9.2026. (CR)

Saimir Pirgu (Cavaradossi) and Carmen Giannattasio (Tosca) © Chris Christodoulou

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Zurich Opera’s Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera is a triumph of singing and acting in Edinburgh

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [9] – Verdi, A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera): Soloists, Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 26.8.2026. (GT)

Yulia Matochkina (Ulrica) © Jess Shurte

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The EIF’s Elektra at Usher Hall is a triumph of magnificent singing and orchestral drama

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [5] – Richard Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.8.2026. (GT)

Karina Canellakis conducting the BBC SO with Günther Groissböck (Orest) © Andrew Perry

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Iolanthe at Buxton: Westminster’s politicians are taught a lesson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Buxton International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [3] – Iolanthe: Soloists of Charles Court Opera, National Festival Orchestra / David Eaton (conductor). Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 7.8.2026. (RW)

‘None shall part us from each other’ (Matthew Palmer as Strephon and Llio Evans as Phyllis) © Craig Fuller

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