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Mit Spannung wurden das Rollen- (Kaufmann) und Bühnendebüt (Davidsen) in der Wiederaufnahme von Peter Grimes an der Staatsoper erwartet, trotz einer Inszenierung, die ohne Ruder aufs Meer geschickt werden sollte.

Stephen Gould brilliert bei seinem Rollendebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper mit einem stupenden Peter Grimes.

Conductor Ivan Repušić leads a successful revival of Verdi’s playful masterpiece, with a solid cast.

People who claim that opera is nothing more than a glorified pantomime would have their prejudices confirmed at Deutsche Oper Berlin's Un ballo in maschera. This is, however, high praise. It’s an evening of camp entertainment, not a philosophy lesson.

The Merry Wives of Windsor – relocated to Scotland – sing beautifully, as does their wooer, Falstaff. But it's not clear why they're in Scotland in the first place, or how the rest of the staging fits the opera.

Michaela Kaune, Albert Pesendorfer, Eun Yee You and Elīna Garanča transported the audience to a lost time and place, even while embodying their characters’ ultimate timelessness.