Theatre, Musicals, Broadcasts & Films

Reviews and articles of some events that are not Concerts, Opera, or Dance, and others that have been streamed, shown in the cinema or on TV

Quinn Kelsey’s well-sung and acted Macbeth elevates the Met’s new gloomy staging of Verdi’s opera

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Performance broadcast live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.10.2026, and seen at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, 19.10.2026. (JPr)

Quinn Kelsey (Macbeth) and Lise Davidsen (Lady Macbeth) © Marty Sohl/Met Opera

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Death of Gesualdo: striking, uncomfortable and beautifully sung

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Gesualdo Six’s Death of Gesualdo: The Gesualdo Six (Owain Park [bass], Joshua Cooter, Joseph Wicks [tenor], Guy James, Alasdair Austin [countertenor], Simon Grant [baritone]). Concert Theatre Works Actors: Bill Barclay, Doria Bramante, Ivy Corbin, Markus Weinfurter, Siân Williams, Ryan Winkles. Will Tuckett (choreography), Arthur Oliver (costumes), Janni Younge (puppet). Bill Barclay (director) / Owain Park (music director). Turner Sims, Southampton, 20.10.2026. (CK)

The Gesualdo Six

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(P)review of Scottish Ballet and Forest of Black’s These Violent Delights in cinemas soon

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom These Violent Delights – ‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’ ***

Romeo (Ishan Mahabir-Stokes) and Juliet (Kayla-Maree Tarantolo)inside The Apothecary © Mihaela Bodlovic

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Asmik Grigorian gives typically towering portrayals in Vienna’s new Zemlinsky/Bartók double-bill

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AustriaAustria Zemlinsky, A Florentine Tragedy; Bartók, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Alain Altinoglu (conductor). 8.10.2026 Vienna State Opera performance (directed by Jakob Pitzer) livestreamed on 10.10.2026. (JPr)

Dmitry Golovnin (Guido), Asmik Grigorian (Bianca) and Christopher Maltman (Simone) in A Florentine Tragedy © WS/Marcel Urlaub

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