“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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“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 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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“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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“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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