International Opera – Seen and Heard International

The second instalment of Stefan Herheim’s thought-provoking Ring cycle at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

15/05/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 12.5.2024. (MB)

Deutsche Oper Berlin’s *Die Walküre* (2020 premiere) © Bernd Uhlig

Entertaining and robust Das Rheingold in Dortmund

14/05/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Children’s chorus and Extras, Theater Dortmund; Dortmunder Philharmoniker / Gabriel Feltz (conductor). Dortmund Opera, 9.5.2024. (DMD)

[l-r] Morgan Moody, Irina Simmes, Sungho Kim, Tommi Hakala, Ursula Hesse von den Steinen, Matthias Wohlbrecht, Denis Velev, and Artyom Wasnetsov in Theater Dortmund’s *Das Rheingold* © Thomas M. Jauk

Unusually thoughtful production of Das Rheingold, superbly performed at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

12/05/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 11.3.2024 (MB)

Thomas Blondelle as Loge (right) in Stefan Herheim’s *Das Rheingold* (2021) © Bernd Uhlig

The revival of Beat Furrer’s Violetter Schnee in Berlin again makes a profound impression

12/05/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany Furrer, Violetter Schnee: Soloists, Vocalconsort Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 10.5.2024. (MB)

Beat Furrer’s *Violetter Schnee* © Monika Rittershaus

Intense and moving Peter Grimes in Oldenburg

12/05/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Chorus, Extra Chorus and Extras, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater; Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester, / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 5.5.2024. (DMD)

[l-r] Melanie Lang (Mrs Sedley), Kihun Yoon (Balstrode), and Sally du Randt (Ellen Orford) © Stephan Walzl

Thielemann’s translucent conducting makes more of Vienna’s confusing new Lohengrin than it deserves

07/05/202407/05/2024 by Jim Pritchard

Austria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Tiziano Mancini) from the Vienna State Opera, 5.5.2024. (JPr)

Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito’s new Vienna *Lohengrin* © Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Pöhn

An exquisite Madama Butterfly is David B. Devan’s swansong for Opera Philadelphia

07/05/2024 by Rick Perdian

United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra / Corrado Rovaris (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 3.5.2024. (RP)

Karen Chia-ling Ho (Cio-Cio-San) © Sofia Negron Photography

Scenic and musical diversity in an outstanding Der Rosenkavalier in Bremerhaven

06/05/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s chorus, Extra chorus and Extras of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Marc Niemann (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 4.5.2024. (DMD)

[front l-r] Boshana Milkov (Octavian), Philipp Mayer (Ochs), Victoria Kunze (Sophie), Marcin Hutek (Faninal), [background l-r] MacKenzie Gallinger (Faninal’s Major-domo), Katharina Diegritz (Marianne Leitmetzerin), Daniel Dimitrov, Masahiro Yamada, James Bobby (Baron Ochs’s entourage), Mikolaj Fundela (Leopold) © Heiko Sandelmann

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