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LondonAdriana Mater
Saariaho: Adriana Mater
André de Ridder; Annilese Miskimmon; English National Opera; Rosanna Vize; Evie Gurney; Lee Curran; English National Opera Orchestra
ParisMiroir de nos peinesWorld premiere
Parra: Miroir de nos peines (Mirror of our sorrows)
Ingo Metzmacher; Mariame Clément; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Bianca Deigner; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ZurichDoctor AtomicNew production
Adams: Doctor Atomic
Elim Chan; Vanessa Beecroft; Zurich Opera; Martin Gebhardt; Orchester der Oper Zürich
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A less than grand Macabre opens Musikfest Berlin
A strong cast led by Sarah Aristidou and compelling conducting from Nicholas Collon are the highlights of the opening night of this year's Musikfest Berlin.
Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.
Pelléas et Mélisande as a dark, shining fairy tale in Geneva
A maximalist production of Pelléas et Mélisande at Geneva's Grand Théâtre shines, but tries a little too hard.
In these sacred halls: a long Sunday at the Enescu Festival
Bucharest’s temples of culture present rites of closure by Mozart, Kurtág and Bruckner… and a fleeting glimpse of Nirvana.
Great Britten: a fine Peter Grimes at La Scala
La Scala presents a new production of Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece, with an excellent cast led by tenor Brandon Jovanovich.
Warlikowski’s prison: From the House of the Dead in Rome
The Polish director comes to Italy for the first time to direct Janáček's last opera, with the young Belarusian Dmitry Matvienko conducting.
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SalzburgDas RheingoldNew production
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Kirill Petrenko; Kirill Serebrennikov; Sergey Kucher; Berliner Philharmoniker
MilanPeter GrimesNew production
Britten: Peter Grimes
Simone Young; Robert Carsen; Teatro alla Scala; Gideon Davey; Peter van Praet; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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Inside out and upside down: Opera world premieres 2026–27
This season, new operas are depositing characters in limbo between this life and the next – from Lincoln in Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo, to Bassem Akiki’s supernatural retelling of the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.