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

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

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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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Vienna’s darkly dramatic Pelléas et Mélisande is sung exceptionally by Villazón, Lindsey and Keenlyside

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AustriaAustria Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Alain Altinoglu (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ella Gallieni) from Vienna State Opera, 2.11.2025. (JPr)

Rolando Villazón (Pelléas) and Kate Lindsey (Mélisande) © WS/Michael Pöhn

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Metamorphosis as method: from a Vivaldi pasticcio to a drag revue

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2025 [9] – Vivaldi/ Ovid, Hotel Metamorphosis: Soloists, Il Canto di Orfeo chorus, Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco / Gianluca Capuano (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Tiziano Mancini) at the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, June 2025 and viewed on arte.tv.

United StatesUnited States Various, Orgy & Bess: Deep Throats and High Notes: Soloists, Band, Heartbeat Opera. Judson Memorial Church, New York, 31.10.2025. (ES-S)

John Taylor Ward, Angela Yam, Jamilyn Manning, Bernard Holcomb and Sishel Claverie in Orgy and Bess © Russ Rowland

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Nadine Sierra is the Amina of your dreams in the Met’s new La Sonnambula

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United StatesUnited States Bellini, La Sonnambula: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Riccardo Frizza (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Gary Halbvorson) at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 18.10.2025 and viewed as an encore showing at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. (JPr)

Nadine Sierra (Amina) in La Sonnambula Act II © Marty Sohl/Met Opera

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(P)review of National Theatre Live’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession at a UK and Ireland cinema from 23 October

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession: Recorded live (directed by Tim Van Someren) at London’s Garrick Theatre and shown widely in cinemas by National Theatre Live across the UK and Ireland from 23rd October. (JPr)

Bessie Carter (Vivie Warren) and Imelda Staunton (Mrs. Kitty Warren) © Johan Persson

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Fine singing and the splendid playing of the Paris Opera Orchestra redeems Shirin Neshat’s polemical Aida

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FranceFrance Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opéra national de Paris / Michele Mariotti (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Mathilde Jobbé-Duval) from Opéra Bastille, Paris, 10.10.2025. (JPr)

[front] Ève-Maud Hubeaux (Amneris) © Bernd Uhlig/OnP

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Miss Saigon in Gothenburg – both emotional depth and spectacle

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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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