Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Chorus of Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Duisburger Symphoniker / Vitali Alekseenok (conductor). Theater Duisburg, 8.3.2026. (DM-D)
Outstanding Sieglinde debut by Signe Heiberg in Duisburg’s Die Walküre
Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe
Cool design vs. passionate music in Oldenburg’s Werther
Germany Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Children’s and Youth Chorus, Oldenburg State Theatre; Oldenburg State Orchestra / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 27.2.2026. (DM-D)
Bremen’s quirky new version of the neglected Il viaggio a Reims
Germany Rossini, Il viaggio a Reims: Soloists and Chorus of Bremen Theatre, Bremen Philharmonic / Sasha Yankevych (conductor). Bremen Theatre, 19.2.2026. (DM-D)
Stunning debuts by Byström and Peltokoski in Dutch National Opera’s Tristan und Isolde
Netherlands Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and Chorus of the Dutch National Opera, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor), Amsterdam, 17.2.2026. (DM-D)
In Hamburg, Olga Neuwirth’s new opera Monster’s Paradise considers how art can deal with the present
Germany Olga Neuwirth, Monster’s Paradise (world premiere): Soloists, Chorus, Alsterspatzen (children and youth chorus) of the Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Titus Engel (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg, 11.2.2026. (DM-D)
Stylisation creates meaning in Bremen’s powerful Doctor Atomic
Germany John Adams, Doctor Atomic: Soloists and Chorus of Bremen Theatre, Bremer Philharmoniker / Stefan Klingele (conductor). Bremen Theatre, 1.2.2026. (DM-D)
Conductor Warner and Serfling’s Senta stand out in Gelsenkirchen’s imaginative Flying Dutchman
Germany Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists and Chorus of Musiktheater im Revier, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen / John Warner (conductor). Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, 18.1.2026. (DM-D)
Noteworthy Bremerhaven concert performance of I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Germany Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Soloists and Chorus of Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Davide Perniceni (conductor). Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, 3.1.2026. (DM-D)
