Opera

I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Vincenzo Bellini Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 30.10.2026, Opening night Voices: Lisette Oropesa, Raffaella Lupinacci, Iván Ayón-Rivas, Marko Mimica, Alejandro López. Conductor: Riccardo Frizza. Director: Allex Aguilera. ntecchi The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona opened its new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi on Friday evening, in a staging by Allex Aguilera that, from a purely scenic perspective, offers little that i

L'Orfeo, Monteverdi Greek National Opera, Athens 30.10.2026 Premiere Direction: William Kentridge. Conductor: Konstantinos Terzakis Voices: Christos Kechris, Maria Kostraki, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Maria Mitsopoulou, Marios Sarantidis, Theodora Baka, Petros Magoulas, Yannis Kalyvas, Sotiris Triantis, Angelo Kydoniefs, Georgios Papadimitriou, Nikos Kotenidis. Remarkably, Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, first performed in Mantua in 1607, has only now entered the repertoire of the Greek National

Manon Lescaut, Giacomo Puccini Teatro Real, Madrid 30.09.2026 Equipo artístico: Nicola Luisotti (Dirección Musical), Carlos Wagner (Dirección de Escena), Frank Philipp Schlößmann (Escenografía), Jon Morrell (Vestuario), Nicol Hungsberg (Iluminación) y José Luis Basso (Dirección del Coro). Reparto: Saioa Hernández (Manon Lescaut), Szymon Mechliński (Lescaut), Jorge de León (Renato Des Grieux), Pietro Spagnoli (Geronte di Ravoir), Albert Casals (Edmondo), Javier Castañeda

Siegfried, Richard Wagner Bayerische Staatsoper München 29. Oktober 2026 – Premiere Inszenierung: Tobias Kratzer. Musikalische Leitung: Vladimir Jurowski. Voices: Benjamin Bruns, Matthias Klink, Nicholas Brownlee, Georg Nigl, Timo Rihonen, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Simone Schneider, Leo Eisenreich, Solist des Tölzer Knabenchors Es ist zunächst einmal traurig, feststellen zu müssen, wie schamlos heutige Opernregisseure voneinander abschreiben. Was ist das eigentlich für eine Mode gewor

Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris 13th. october 2026 Voices: Huw Montague Rendall, Elbenita Kajtazi, Lauranne Oliva, Adrien Fournaison, Eva Zaïcik, Diana Montague, Jennifer Courcier, Raphaël Brémard, Nicolas Brooymans Direction : Sasha Scolnik-Brower While the Opéra national de Paris is currently reviving Il Barbiere di Siviglia (until 5 November), the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées offered, last Tuesday 13 October, a concert performance o

Der fliegende Holländer, Richard Wagner Deutsche Oper Berlin Premiere am 24. Oktober 2026 Musikalische Leitung: Giedrė Šlekytė, Regie: Milo Rau Der Holländer: Tomasz Konieczny / Derek Welton, Senta: Aušrinė Stundytė, Daland: Tareq Nazmi, Erik: Attilio Glaser, Mary: Kai Rüütel-Pajula, Steuermann: Omar Mancini, Erzähler: Sarah von Schwarze, Shlomi Moto Wagner Milo Rau hat sich für seinen Fliegenden Holländer viel vorgenommen. Er will anhand von Wagners Geschichte über Erlösu

Faust, Charles Gounod Cracow Opera, Poland 17.10.27 Cast: Wołodymyr Pańkiw, Marcelina Román, Ewa Menaszek, Szymon Rona, Adam Zdunikowski, Stanisław Kuflyuk. Metaopera: Play within the play: Faust at the Cracow Opera The 2026/27 season at the Cracow Opera opened with a new production of Charles Gounod’s Faust. This is an almost archetypal story that explores the limits of human knowledge, weakness and love. This time, it was performed in a dazzling new interpretation by Micha

Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf Premiere am 17. Oktober 2026 Musikalische Leitung: Christoph Gedschold, Orchester: Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Inszenierung: Daniel Kramer Hans Sachs: Martin Gantner, Veit Pogner: Hans-Peter König, Sixtus Beckmesser: Christoph Pohl, Walther von Stolzing: Daniel Frank, David: David Fischer, Eva: Anke Krabbe, Magdalene: Anna Harvey Eine Woche später als geplant fand nun endlich die Premiere der Meis

Siegfried, Richard Wagner Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Auditorio Parco della Musica, Roma 21 October 2026 Voices: Michael Volle, Anna Kissjudit, Lysa Menu, Falck Struckmann, Clay Hilley, Elisabeth Strid, Wolfgang Koch, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke. Conductor: Daniel Harding. Director: Vincent Huguet. Yesterday, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia once again made history by opening its season with a new staged production of Richard Wagner’s Siegfried, continuing

Mothers of Kherson, Maxim Kolomiiets National Polish Opera, Warsaw 16th October 2026 libretto: George Brant director: Barbara Wysocka set design: Barbara Hanicka conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson cast: Izabela Matuła, Małgorzata Walewska, Kamila Dutkowska, Weronika Wojtkowska, Hanna Sosnowska-Bill, Ólafur Sigurdarson National Polish Opera and Metropolitan Opera stand with Ukraine The ‘Mothers of Kherson’ is an opera that depicts the dramatic and tragic reality of the Russian war in

Hamlet, Ambroise Thomas Paris, Ópera Bastille October 9, 2026 Voices: Adela Zaharia, Jean Teitgen, John Osborn, Clémentine Margaine and others. Conductor: Michael Schønwandt. Director: Krzysztof Warlikowski. Adela Zaharia dazzles with an Ophélie of extraordinary vocal beauty, while Jean Teitgen delivers a memorable Claudius in the new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. On October 9, 2026, the Opéra Bastille in Paris presented the final perf

„Elende, unwert dieses Namens“ - Über einige Unarten des Bayreuther Publikums Bayreuth ist ein besonderer Ort. Menschen reisen um die halbe Welt, um Wagner in diesem einzigartigen Haus zu hören. Das Publikum gilt als besonders kundig und konzentriert. Zumindest theoretisch. In der Praxis fällt mir seit Jahren vor allem ein Teil des älteren Publikums auf, nach meiner Beobachtung besonders die Generation zwischen 60 und 75. Natürlich betrifft das längst nicht alle. Aber die

L'Elisir d'Amore, Gaetano Donizetti Teatre de la Faràndula, Sabadell 14.10.2026 Voices: Laura Gibert, Manuel de Diego, Toni Marsol, Pau Armengol, Mireia Tarragó. Director: Pau Monterde. Conductor: Daniel Gil de Tejada. This Wednesday, 14 October, the Teatre de la Faràndula in Sabadell opened its doors to inaugurate a new season of Òpera Catalunya, doing so with a production of L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti. The staging was exactly what an Elisir requires: delicate in

Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi Teatro Costanzi, Opera di Roma 11.10.2026 Voices: Luca Salsi, George Petean, Violeta Urmana, Marina Monzó, Maria Agresta, Dave Monaco, Carlo Bosi, Paolo Antognetti, Gabriele Sagona. Director: Tatjana Gürbaca. Conductor: Michele Mariotti. Michele Mariotti delivers an extraordinary musical performance with the Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in magnificent form, alongside a monumental Luca Salsi and a simply unforgettable Marina Monzó. The Te

Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner Ópera National de Paris, Bastille 8.10.2026 Voices: Andreas Schager, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Mika Kares, Brian Mulligan, Tamara Wilson, Sinead Campbell Wallace, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Aude Extrémo, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Margarita Polonskaya, Isabel Signoret, Katharina Magiera. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado. Director: Calixto Bieito. Calixto Bieito’s Ring des Nibelungen in Paris came to an end this Thursday. Calixto Bieito is an acclaim

Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Polish Royal Opera House, Warsaw (Polska Opera Królewska) 25 September 2026 Cast: Katarzyna Szymkowiak, Joanna Zawartko, Magdalena Stefaniak, Paweł Michalczuk Conductor: Marta Kluczyńska Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro is back for another season at the Polish Royal Opera House, located in the scenic Royal Łazienki Park in Warsaw. Although this production only premiered last season in June, it was highly anticipated again this season. Th

Parsifal, Richard Wagner Royal Opera House, London 1.10.2026 Cast: Conductor: Jakub Hrůša. Director: Yevgeny Titov Voices: Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Ekaterina Gubanova, Christian Gerhaher, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Stone, James Platt, Ryan Vaughan Davies, Jack Sandison, Elizabeth Karani, Lily Mo Browne, Giorgi Guliashvili, Emyr Lloyd Jones, Chelsea Zurflüh, Rhian Lois, Sarah Richmond, Sarah Brady, Marianna Hovanisyan, Ellen Pearson, Nikola Printz Yevgeny Titov presents in London

Aida, Giuseppe Verdi Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 25th. September 2026 Aida, Giuseppe VerdiGran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona25 September 2026 Voices: Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ivan Gyngazov, Artur Ruciński, Alexander Köpeczi, George Andguladze, Moisés Marín, Carmen Buendía. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda. Director: Shirin Neshat. Stage design: Christian Schmidt. As happened with Ai Weiwei’s much-criticised Turandot in Rome, when political protest enters the opera

Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini Opéra national de Paris, Paris 17 September 2026 Voices: Jack Swanson, Nicola Alaimo, Lea Desandre, Huw Montague Rendall, Adolfo Corrado, Amin Ahangaran, Isobel Anthony, Hyunsik Zee. Conductor: Jader Bignamini Production: Damiano Michieletto Paradoxically, it takes time and experience to approach Il barbiere di Siviglia with the seriousness it deserves. Twenty-three years old Rossini dashed off this opera buffa in some thirteen days,

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Richard Wagner Musikalische Leitung: Frank Beermann, Regie: Jakob Peters-Messer, Orchester: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Chor: coruso e.V. Hans Sachs, Schuster: Simon Bailey, Veit Pogner, Goldschmied: Christoph Seidl, Kunz Vogelsang, Kürschner: Leon Noel Wepner, Konrad Nachtigall, Spengler: Frieder Flesch, Sixtus Beckmesser, Stadtschreiber: Michael Borth, Fritz Kothner, Bäcker: Johannes Schwarz, Balthasar Zorn, Zinngießer: Vaclav Vallon, Ulr