Performer: Elza van den Heever

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LondonThe Met Orchestra Plays Strauss

Royal Albert Hall, Wed 26 Aug at 19:00

Strauss R.

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Elza van den Heever

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Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Tue 1 Sep at 20:00

Strauss R.

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Elza van den Heever

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Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Nov 07, 17

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

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Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Nov 27, 30, Dec 03, 06 mat, 09, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 mat

Puccini: Turandot

Eun Sun Kim; Robert Wilson; Opéra national de Paris; Stephanie Engeln; Jacques Reynaud; John Torres; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Sat 25 Jul at 18:00

Wagner, Beethoven

Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Christian Thielemann; Elza van den Heever; Christa Mayer; Piotr Beczała; Georg Zeppenfeld

Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Jul 28, Aug 05, 13

Wagner: Die Walküre

Christian Thielemann; Marcus Lobbes; Wolf Gutjahr; Pia Maria Mackert; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Nils Corte

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Claus Guth directs a tormented, harrowing new Salome at the Met

Elza van den Heever (Salome) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera

Robert Levine, 02 May

Claus Guth's new production at the Metropolitan Opera, originally seen at the Bolshoi in 2021, moves the action from biblical Judea to the era of the opera's composition.

*****

Die Walküre © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Laura Servidei, 05 Feb

With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.

****1

Russell Thomas (The Emperor) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera

Cameron Kelsall, 29 Nov

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's ode to humanity, returning after an eleven-year absence, suffers from generalized acting and inconsistent musical values.

**111

Nodoka Okisawa © Michiharu Okubo | 2024OMF

Nahoko Gotoh, 11 Aug

At the opening weekend of the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor, Nodoka Okisawa leads the Saito Kinen Orchestra in a programme that pays tribute to the late Maestro.

****1

Nina Stemme (Elektra) © Monika Rittershaus

Ako Imamura, 26 Mar

The Baden-Baden Easter Festival presents an extraordinary performance of Elektra, with Nina Stemme in the title role and the Berliner Philharmoniker, led by Kirill Petrenko, in a stark and modern production.

*****

Andreas Schager (Tannhäuser( and Ekaterina Gubanova (Venus) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera

Kevin W Ng, 03 Dec

Andreas Schager is the main reason to catch the latest revival of Otto Schenk's ultra-traditional Tannhäuser.

***11

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ParisLa VestaleNew production

La Vestale à l'Opéra de Paris © Guergana Damianova / Opéra national de Paris

On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Until 30 Nov 23:59

Spontini: La Vestale

Bertrand de Billy; Lydia Steier; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Katharina Schlipf; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris; Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris

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