United Kingdom The Legends in Vegas: After Hours: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 16.10.2026. (JPr)
The Legends do it their way in Vegas: After Hours at the Cliffs Pavilion
Jim Pritchard
(P)review of Scottish Ballet and Forest of Black’s These Violent Delights in cinemas soon
United Kingdom These Violent Delights – ‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’ ***
Asmik Grigorian gives typically towering portrayals in Vienna’s new Zemlinsky/Bartók double-bill
Austria 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)
Rob Shirakbari in a glorious Burt Bacharach celebration and it is exactly What The World Needs Now
United Kingdom What The World Needs Now – The Burt Bacharach Songbook: Rob Shirakbari (music director, keyboards), Rumer, Shaun Escoffery (soloist), Georgia van Etten, Woody Mankowski, Jana Varga, Michael Bakewell (soloists, instrumentalists), Flo Moore (bass guitar), Ed Richardson (drums), Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 5.10.2026. (JPr)
(P)review of ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty film: ideal viewing for those new to ballet
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty: Soloists, Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). Filmed (directed by Ross MacGibbon) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 28 June 2025 and available in UK cinemas from 13.9.2026. (JPr) ***
The Choir of Man at the Cliffs Pavilion: Much fun was had by all!
United Kingdom The Choir of Man: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 15.9.2026. (JPr) ****
Beczała and Grigorian herald the new Vienna State Opera season in grand gala style
Austria Vienna State Opera’s ‘Opern-Air’ 2026: Soloists, Ensemble, Opera School choir, Chorus (chorus master: Thomas Lang) and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Dominik Kepczynski) from Vienna’s Burggarten, 6.9.2026 and available on ARTE.tv from 27.9.2026. (JPr)
Currentzis, Grigorian and Tetelman overcome Carrizo’s choreographic oddities in Salzburg’s Carmen
Austria Salzburg Festival 2026 [1] – Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Utopia Choir (chorus master: Vitaly Polonsky), Salzburg Bach Choir (chorus master: Michael Schneider), Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor (chorus masters: Wolfgang Götz, Regina Sgier), Utopia Orchestra / Teodor Currentzis (conductor). Filmed (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, on 8.8.2026 and streamed on STAGE+ on 9.8.2026. (JPr)
