Opera in 2019: the year in pictures

Bo Skovhus (Karl V.)

Burkhard Fritz (Parsifal)

Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mistress Quickly) and Ambrogio Maestri (Falstaff)

Claire Booth (Berenice)

Levy Sekgapane (Count Almaviva), Hera Hyesang Park (Rosina) and Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Figaro)

Camilla Tilling (Mélisande) and Laurent Naouri (Golaud)

Rigoletto at Bregenz

The Chorus of Opera North

Jukka Rasilainen (Alberich)

Wendy Bryn Harmer (Fata Morgana) and Brent Michael Smith (Chelio)

Richard Cœur de Lion at the Opéra Royal de Versailles

Jakub Józef Orliński (Cyrus)

By David Karlin, 27 December 2019

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Bachtrack, 17th February

An exclusive photo gallery taking a behind-the-scenes look at Dutch National Opera’s ambitious new production of Animal Farm.

BRB's Swan Lake: A Picture Guide

Deborah Weiss, 10th February

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake is on tour until April, bringing classic opulence to multiple venues across the country.

Postcard from Prague: John Cranko’s Onegin

Deborah Weiss, 9th February

Principal soloists from the Czech National Ballet appear as their characters from the ballet Onegin, in this exclusive photo series shot in Prague’s Mozart Hotel.

Prague from above: 12 iconic photos of the city

David Karlin, 9th August

For a different angle on Prague's attractions, David and his camera take you round a tour of the city's high viewpoints.

David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.