“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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