With laughter, song and dance, Anton Du Beke at the Musicals is a show you wish would never end

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Anton Du Beke at the Musicals: Anton Du Beke, Lance Ellington (singer), Lucy Nolan and Lowri Beth Evans (singer/dancers), dancers and musicians. Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 3.11.2025. (JPr)

Lance Ellington and Anton Du Beke

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Miss Saigon in Gothenburg – both emotional depth and spectacle

SwedenSweden Boublil and Schönberg, Miss Saigon: Soloists of Gothenburg Opera, Gothenburg Opera chorus, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra /Joakim Hallin (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 27.9.2025. (NS)

Kim (Feline Andersson) and her fellow bargirls (Natalie Chua, Fanny Dan Tomter and Andrea Rymoen) in Dreamland © Mats Bäcker

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Sofia Opera’s open air Les Misérables is a spectacular triumph of wonderful singing and acting

BulgariaBulgaria Opera on the Square Summer Festival – Boublil and Schönberg, Les Misérables: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Alexander Nevsky Square, Sofia, 2.8.2025. (GT)

Sofia Opera’s Les Misérables in Alexander Nevsky Square

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For the Liceu’s West Side Story with its star singers, the Oscar goes to … Gustavo Dudamel

SpainSpain Bernstein, West Side Story (concert version): Soloists, Chorus (chorus director: Pablo Assante) and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, 29.7.2025. (JMI)

Juan Diego Flórez (Tony) and Nadine Sierra (Maria) © D. Ruano

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