Performer: Jochen Schmeckenbecher

BrusselsAriadne auf Naxos

La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, 2027 Jan 24 mat, 26, 28, 31 mat, Feb 02, 05, 07 mat, 09

Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos

Ariane Matiakh; Mariusz Treliński; La Monnaie | De Munt; Fabien Lédé; Marek Adamski; Marc Heinz; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra

Nationaltheater, 2027 Mar 07, 10, 13

Strauss R.: Der Rosenkavalier

Vladimir Jurowski; Barrie Kosky; Bavarian State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Alessandro Carletti; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dec 13 mat, 17, 30 mat, 2027 Jan 01, 06, 08 mat, 14, 16, 23, Feb 06, 09, 11, 14 mat, 17

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable

Wiener Staatsoper, 2027 Mar 25, 29, Apr 01, 03

Wagner: Parsifal

Simone Young; Kirill Serebrennikov; Vienna State Opera; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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Götterdämmerung in Bayreuth: the AI Ring’s final coup?

Götterdämmerung © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele

Alexandra Richter, 09 Aug

Marcus Lobbes’ AI Ring is drawing to a close. The tension between musical excellence and the underwhelming production is clearly palpable.

***11

Siegfried © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele

Alexandra Richter, 07 Aug

Once again, one looks in vain for visual coherence in this production of Siegfried, but the cast of this Ring cycle will remain unrivalled for a long time to come.

*****

Das Rheingold © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele

Alexandra Richter, 04 Aug

Fans of Regietheater and purists alike are in for a rough ride with this new AI-generated Ring at the Bayreuth Festival, although Christian Thielemann delivers a memorable performance to mark the 150th anniversary.

***11

Magnus Vigilius (Parsifal) and Flowermaidens © Attila Nagy | Müpa Budapest

Orsolya Gyárfás, 05 Jun

Birgit Kajtna-Wönig’s new semi-staging of Wagner's Bühnenweihfestspiel pays homage to Ádám Fischer's committed musical forces.

***11

Jennifer Davis (Leonore) © Tristram Kenton, 2024

Dominic Lowe, 09 Oct

This revival of Kratzer’s production forces the audience to confront where personal responsibility starts and stops for acting under a tyrannical regime, while bringing Beethoven’s only opera to life – with a few twists.

****1