“Paradise and the Peri” in Hamburg
You must pass through three crises: Tobias Kratzer presents Robert Schumann’s angelic Peri on a most dedicated mission towards paradise[…]
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“Lohengrin” in Hanover
My Dear Swan: In Hanover, Richard Brunel presents a bird-laden Lohengrin of remarkable depth and complexity, offering the most comprehensive[…]
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“Tannhäuser” in Magdeburg
Psychological Portrait and Church Critique: Adele Thomas presents a successful and compelling interpretation of Tannhäuser in her Wagner debut at[…]
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“Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” in Bayreuth
Nuremberg beach party: Matthias Davids delivers Wagner’s ‘Meistersinger von Nürnberg’ to the Musikantenstadl in Bayreuth. The final image hits home.[…]
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“Louise” in Aix-en-Provence
In the waiting room for happiness: At the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Christof Loy is once again staging a cleverly psychologised 20th[…]
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“Cassandra” in Berlin
The prologue brings a lot of noise to the stage – collapsing walls, then carnage and blood. The distant past,[…]
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“Eine Frau von Format” in Cologne
Feminist-queer operetta wonder: Christian von Götz revitalises Michael Krasznay-Krausz’s ‘Eine Frau von Format’ at the Cologne Opera – with contemporary[…]
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“Rosenkavalier” in Hanover
With a bouquet of flowers, charm, but no bowler hat: Christian Stückl presents a new ‘Rosenkavalier’ for the Hanover State[…]
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“Die Vögel” in Brunswick
Parable in pastel: Kerstin Steeb keeps all options open in her new production of Walter Braunfels’ “Birds” for the Staatstheater[…]
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“The Excursions of Mr Brouček” in Berlin
Who hasn’t been to Prague at least once? The Golden City impresses millions of tourists every year. If you really[…]
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“Akhnaten” in Berlin
Fighting the heretic king: Barrie Kosky devotes himself entirely to the music in his new production of Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’[…]
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“Götterdämmerung” in Brussels
Powerful lighting design, sophisticated dramaturgy, captivating sound effects: the ‘Ring’ enters the home straight at La Monnaie with Pierre Audi‘s[…]
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“Echo 72 – Israel in München” in Hanover
A night in the museum: in the martial House of Sports History, the world premiere of ‘Echo 72 – Israel[…]
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“Fin de partie” in Berlin
Shortly before death, life passes by a dying person once again. This is at least a common assumption. In the[…]
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“Die Frau ohne Schatten” in Berlin
Scenes from two marriages: Tobias Kratzer presents a ‘Frau ohne Schatten’ at the Deutsche Oper as drama between the desire[…]
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“Die Zauberflöte” in Halle
End of the line virtual reality? Walter Sutcliffe, director of the Bühnen-Halle, presents a cleverly thought-out ‘Magic Flute’ that poses[…]
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“Christmas Eve“ in Frankfurt
Let us be merry and bright: Christof Loy‘s fantastic rediscovery of Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Christmas Eve’ is back on the programme at[…]
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“Roméo et Juliette” in Berlin
Wedding night in a teenage bedroom: Mariame Clément presents Charles Gounod’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ at the Staatsoper Berlin as a[…]
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“Rheingold” in Munich
The restored power of the gods: Tobias Kratzer has Wagner’s ‘Rheingold’ set in a church in Munich and lies in[…]
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“La bohème” in Dessau
Ice age in the Bauhaus city: Christian von Treskow presents a frosty “La bohème” at the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau. Beneath[…]
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“La fiamma” in Berlin
Bourgeois psychodrama from ancient Byzantium: Christof Loy stages Ottorino Respighi’s exaggerated opera plot of ‘La Fiamma’ at the Deutsche Oper[…]
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“Tosca” at the Staatsoper Berlin
Highly dramatic and yet refreshingly pleasantly reduced – with a loud bang at the end, the audience is once again[…]
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“Satyagraha” in Hanover
Season opening at the Hanover State Opera: Daniel Kramer‘s acclaimed new production of Philip Glass’ peace opera sheds light on[…]
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“Il trovatore” in Braunschweig
At Braunschweig’s ‘Burgplatz Open Air’, Jan Eßinger‘s interpretation of ‘Troubadour’ beautifully incorporates the medieval ambience of the surroundings. The choirs[…]
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“Tannhäuser” in Bayreuth
Anarchists in the Festspielhaus: Tobias Kratzer‘s production of ‘Tannhäuser’ at the Bayreuth Festival has written theatre history and is as[…]
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“Parsifal” in Bayreuth
In its second year at the Bayreuth Festival, Jay Scheib’s ‘Augmented Reality (AR)’ production presents itself to some viewers as[…]
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“Tristan und Isolde” in Bayreuth
The ship of the dead: In Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson‘s new Bayreuth production, Tristan and Isolde suffocate in a ship’s belly[…]
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“Götterdämmerung” in Helsinki
‘Ring’-final in Helsinki: The Finnish National Opera concludes its new cycle production with ‘Götterdämmerung’ in a visually stunning setting with[…]
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“Year of Czech Music 2024” in Prague
The National Theatre is presenting a new production of “Rusalka” in the fish pond, while the “Prodaná nevěsta” is in[…]
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“Béatrice et Bénédict” in Braunschweig
The Staatstheater Braunschweig is staging Hector Berlioz’s last opera as a re-enactment comedy, which is completely convincing on the musical[…]
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“Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” in Madrid
The Teatro Real presents a wonderfully un-German new production of Germany’s fateful work. This is mainly due to the musical[…]
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“Der Rosenkavalier” in Leipzig
The Leipzig Opera presents a new “Rosenkavalier” against the backdrop of the changing times. Michael Schulz‘s production takes a convincing[…]
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“Tristan und Isolde” in Dessau
30th stage anniversary: Iordanka Derilova sings and plays an “Isolde” of youthful charm with great and healthy expressiveness at the[…]
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