Wedding crashers
Louise Alder enchants in the comically-inclined revival of Claus Guth’s production of Semele at the Bayerische Staatsoper.
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Four Last Songs
Christian Thielemann conducts Diana Damrau and the Staatskapelle Berlin in Vier letzte Lieder and Eine Alpensinfonie in a live broadcast from Berlin
Streamed October 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Der fliegende Holländer
Giedrė Šlekytė conducts Tomasz Konieczny, Aušrine Stundytė, Attilio, Glaser and Tareq Nazmi in a live broadcast from Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Streaming and discussion start Oct 24 at 12:00 PM
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Simon Boccanegra
George Petean, Eleonora Buratto, Freddie De Tommaso, and Alexander Vinogradov star in a performance recorded last April in Munich
Streamed September 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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A melody that begins a symphony
There may be frozen giant erections and psychedelic projections galore — but there’s also a surprising degree of emotion in Kirill Serebrennikov‘s latest theatrical experiment in Berlin.
Floridante
Markellos Chryssicos conducts Max Emanuel Cencic, Sonja Runje, and Bruno de Sá in a performance recorded earlier this month at the Bayreuth Baroque Festival
Streamed September 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Avert your AIs
Bayreuth’s AI-powered “Ring 100010110” marred a first-rate cast and orchestra with nightmarish visuals and horrid dramaturgy.
Hannover Opera Gala
Michael Spyres, Caterina Piva, and Ludovic Tézier perform excerpts by Bizet, Cilea, Verdi, Puccini, and more, live from Hannover
Streamed August 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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An instrument of your peace
Philippe Sly is sublime as Messiaen’s Saint François D’Assise in Salzburg, though Romeo Castellucci‘s production could brush up on its catechism.
Don’t go in the basement
Malin Byström is a radiant water nymph in the Bayerische Staatsoper‘s house-of-horrors-set Rusalka.
Hit me with your best shot
Dmitri Tcherniakov‘s production of Der Freischütz in Munich may fire a few blanks, but the musicians are all on target.
Sealing the deal
The Bayerische Staatsoper’s summer festival wound down with Lotte de Beer’s darkly effective production of Gounod ’sFaust.
Götterdämmerung
Christian Thielemann conducts Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, and Jochen Schmeckenbacher in a slightly delayed performance from Bayreuth
Streamed August 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Siegfried
Christian Thielemann conducts Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, and Michael Volle in a slightly delayed performance from Bayreuth
Streamed July 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Die Walküre
Christian Thielemann conducts Klaus Florian Vogt, Elza van den Heever, Camilla Nylund, and Michael Volle in a slightly delayed performance from Bayreuth
Streamed July 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Das Rheingold
Christian Thielemann conducts a performance in slight delay from Bayreuth featuring Michael Volle, Jochen Schmeckenbacher, and Anna Kissjudit
Streamed July 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Rienzi
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts a live performance of the first-ever Rienzi at Bayreuth
Streamed July 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Beethoven No. 9
The opening of the 2026 Festival season featuring Christian Thielemann leading Elza van den Heever, Christa Mayer, Piotr Beczala, and Georg Zeppenfeld in a slight delay from Bayreuth
Streamed July 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Ringing them in
Cher public is exhorted to join the Geplauder when the annual week of broadcasts from Bayreuth begins on Saturday
Tsar power
Zany gags keep Zar und Zimmermann zipping along at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Alcina
A live broadcast from Munich starring Jeanine De Bique, John Holiday, Elsa Benoit, and Avery Amereau.
Streamed July 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Daniel Barenboim is a great opera conductor
Daniel Barenboim’s Tristan und Isolde is a performance I keep coming back to, again and again.
By Domingo Hindoyan
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Thomas Guggeis conducts Adela Zaharia, Siyabonga Maqungo, and David Steffens in a live broadcast from Berlin
Streamed July 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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La favorite
Varduhi Abrahamyan and Kang Wang lead a performance recorded in Dortmund last month
Streamed July 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).