Jim Pritchard

Clay Hilley’s singing and acting was the highlight of Pappano’s excellent Tristan und Isolde with his LSO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, London Symphony Chorus (director: Mariana Rosas), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.7.2026. (JPr)

Gyula Orendt as Kurwenal and Clay Hilley as Tristan (1 July performance) © Mark Allan

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A review of NT’s compelling, if thought-provoking, Les Liaisons Dangereuses in cinemas from 25 June

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom NTLive’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses (by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos): Filmed (directed by Ollie Gardner) during its run at the Lyttelton Theatre at London’s Royal National Theatre and now in cinemas from 25 June. (JPr) ****

Lesley Manville (Marquise de Merteuil) and Aidan Turner  (Vicomte de Valmont) © Sarah Lee

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Jukebox IDOLS with The Overtones is an upbeat and uplifting song and dance spectacular

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Overtones’s Jukebox IDOLS: The Overtones with dancers Nadiya Bychkova, Louis Smith, Mia Bowers, Kiera Brunton, James Cutler and India Taylor. Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 13.6.2026. (JPr)

‘Moon River’ with The Overtones and Nadiya Bychkova and James Cutler © Ieuan Bradfield.

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Vocal excellence from Luca Salsi and Anna Netrebko in a strike-hit La Scala performance of a new Nabucco

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ItalyItaly Verdi, Nabucodonosor (Nabucco): Soloists, Teatro alla Scala Chorus and Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Ella Gallieni) from Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 29.5.2026. (JPr)

Anna Netrebko (Abigaille) © Bresia e Amisano/Teatro alla Scala

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Rattle’s viscerally exciting LSO Wagner showcased Elizabeth DeShong’s Waltraute masterclass

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner: Anja Kampe (soprano, Brünnhilde), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano, Waltraute), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.5.2026. (JPr) ****

Elizabeth DeShong sings as Waltraute with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle © Mark Allan/LSO

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Gatti, Orfeó Català, Staatskapelle Dresden and four stellar soloists perform a Verdi Requiem for the ages

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SpainSpain Verdi, Requiem: Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Riccardo Zanellato (bass), Orfeó Català (chorus director: Xavier Puig), Staatskapelle Dresden / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Marc Pasteau) on medici.tv from the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, 19.5.2026. (JPr)

Soprano Eleonora Buratto and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča

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