No need to grin and bear it No need to grin and bear it

An exciting cast digs their claws into a heady production of La Calisto at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées.

By May 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Mother is mothering Mother is mothering

Marina Rebeka comes tantalizingly close to triumph in Cherubini’s Médée at Théâtre des Champs Elysées.

By February 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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All the fine young cannibals All the fine young cannibals

Offenbach‘s Robinson Crusoé is salvaged from obscurity. 

By December 09, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Damned to hell Damned to hell

Only the singers, led by Benjamin Bernheim, can salvage a dismal La Damnation de Faust at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées.

By November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Der Rosenkavalier Der Rosenkavalier

A performance recorded last month and reviewed here featuring Véronique Gens, Niamh O’Sullivan, Regula Mühlemann, and Peter Rose

By July 05, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Those in glass houses Those in glass houses

Krzysztof Warlikowski‘s Der Rosenkavalier at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées surpasses even Nigel Wilkinson‘s high ‘WTF threshhold’

By June 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Werther Werther

Benjamin Bernheim sings the title role opposite Marina Viotti in a performance from Paris recorded last month

By May 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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