November 2026
Our front cover this month shows Philippe Sly in the title role of Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise at the Salzburg Festival
Inside you’ll find reviews of performances from around the world, of books and CD recordings, along with features including:
The baritone Scott Hendricks in conversation with Anne Arenstein about his newest roles: Lear and Wozzeck
Joan Sutherland’s legacy celebrated in her centenary year by Stephen Hastings
Rod Gilfry talking to Roger Pines about his immensely varied and eclectic range of roles and repertory
A graphic novel takes to the stage when The Many Deaths of Laila Starr comes to Minnesota Opera, introduced by Maria-Cristina Necula
Ian Rucker comes through the Stage Door and talks to Rebecca Paller as he prepares to sing Dr Malatesta in Don Pasquale at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Productions reviewed around the world include: the line-up at the Santa Fe Festival including a new production of The Magic Flute; Il pomo d’oro in Innsbruck; Il trovatore in Melbourne; Murder Games at the Grimeborn Festival; Il trittico in Samara; La traviata in Munich; Le Siège de Corinthe in Pesaro; Tristan und Isolde in São Paulo; Saint François d’Assise, Ariadne auf Naxos, Così fan tutte and Carmen in Salzburg; Fellow Travelers at Glimmerglass; The Turn of the Screw in Lerici; Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Bard Summerscape; The Elixir of Love and La Bohème at the Waterperry Opera Festival.
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