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ParisL'Or du Rhin

Opéra national de Paris
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisLa Walkyrie

Opéra national de Paris
Wagner: Die Walküre
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisSiegfried

Opéra national de Paris
Wagner: Siegfried
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

BudapestBartók: Bluebeard’s CastleConcert performance

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Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Zsolt Hamar; Hungarian State Opera; Levente Török; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; András Palerdi; Christopher Maltman

EdinburghColeridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha

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Coleridge-Taylor: The Song of Hiawatha, Op.30
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Rafael Payare; Francesca Chiejina; Nicky Spence; Christopher Maltman; Edinburgh Festival Chorus

ViennaEine floren­tinische Tragödie / Herzog Blaubarts BurgNew production

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Zemlinsky, Bartók
Alain Altinoglu; Vasily Barkhatov; Vienna State Opera; Christian Schmidt; Stefanie Seitz; Alexander Sivaev; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Anna Netrebko (Tosca) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance. 

****1
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Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight

Andreas Schager (Siegfried) © RBO 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.
*****
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A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival

Christopher Maltman © Andrew Perry
The festival’s closing concert brings drama from the RSNO and conductor Thomas Søndergård, but Christopher Maltman's Elijah brings the presence of greatness. 
****1
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The little man has his day: a nasty and brutish Die Walküre

Christopher Maltman (Wotan) and Elisabet Strid (Brünnhilde) © RBO | Monika Rittershaus
The latest, thrilling instalment of Barrie Kosky's Ring cycle at Covent Garden does not have to strain for contemporary relevance. 
*****
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Memorable Proms performances from Martyn Brabbins and the BBCSO

Christopher Maltman, Martyn Brabbins and the BBCSO © BBC |  Chris Christodoulou
Much loved core repertoire is juxtaposed with seldom heard works by anniversary composers Holst and Stanford. 
****1
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Dreamtime Rheingold from Kosky and Pappano at The Royal Opera

Christopher Maltman (Wotan) and Sean Panikkar (Loge) © ROH | Monika Rittershaus
The first instalment of Covent Garden's new Ring is excellent all round from orchestra and voices, with Barrie Kosky providing plenty of ideas to tease us as to how the cycle will continue. 
****1
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ParisLe nozze di FigaroNew production

© Vincent Pontet | OnP
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Gustavo Dudamel; Netia Jones; Opéra national de Paris; Lucy Carter; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisŒdipe

© Elisa Haberer | OnP
Enescu: Œdipe
Ingo Metzmacher; Wajdi Mouawad; Opéra national de Paris; Emmanuel Clolus; Emmanuelle Thomas; Eric Champoux; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisMadama Butterfly

Opéra national de Paris
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Speranza Scappucci; Robert Wilson; Opéra national de Paris; Frida Parmeggiani; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris