Performer: Angela Meade

MunichLucrezia Borgia

Nationaltheater, Oct 24, 27

Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia

Antonino Fogliani; Christof Loy; Bavarian State Opera; Henrik Ahr; Barbara Drosihn; Joachim Klein; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Gran Teatro all’aperto Giacomo Puccini, Jul 17, 24, Aug 01, 09

Puccini: Turandot

Renato Palumbo; Alfonso Signorini; Carla Tolomeo; Fausto Puglisi; Valerio Alfieri; Orchestra del Puccini Festival

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Dec 06 mat, 09, 12 mat, 16, 19, 22

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda

Enrique Mazzola; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; John Macfarlane; Jennifer Tipton; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 2027 Feb 27, Mar 07 mat, 10, 13, 18, 21 mat

Verdi: Nabucco

Domingo Hindoyan; Thaddeus Strassberger; LA Opera; Mattie Ullrich; Mark McCullough; LA Opera Orchestra

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, 2027 Jun 10, 11, 12 mat

Mahler: Symphony no. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Angela Meade; Elza van den Heever; Erin Morley

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Cast and orchestra bring down the house in Met’s glowing Turandot

Angela Meade (Turandot) and ensemble © Ken Howard | Met Opera

Susan Stempleski, 23 Sep

With a standout cast, fine orchestral playing under Carlo Rizzi, and newly refurbished sets, Zeffirelli’s 1987 staging of Puccini’s epic fairy tale appears as bright as ever.

*****

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra and soloists © Jeff Fusco

Cameron Kelsall, 25 Oct

After a 19-year absence, the legendary conductor returned to the podium of the Philadelphia Orchestra, leading an inconsistent performance of a signature work.

**111