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Franz Welser-Möst verwandelte Beethovens Neunte Symphonie in einen erhaben-ergreifenden, glühenden Funken von Schillers Freiheitsideal.

Frisch gebackener Ritter Măcelaru legt mit Di Castri, Lutosławski und Orff zündende Lunten eines in sich stimmigen Geburtstagsfeuerwerks.

Der kanadische Dirigent Yannick Nézet-Séguin gastierte mit Johannes Brahms' Deutschem Reuquiem und Carl Philipp Emanuel Bachs Kantate Heilig in der ausverkauften Berliner Philharmonie.

Die Staatsoper Berlin eröffnet die Spielzeit mit einer starken Neuinszenierung der Meistersinger von Nürnberg, die der Vergangenheit Tribut zollt und gleichzeitig in die Zukunft weist.

Mehr schlecht als Recht inszeniert Peter Stein Schuberts Problemoper Fierrabras in einer Welt aus Pappritterburgen. Stimmlich wird jedoch einiges geboten. Nun ist also auch die letzte Oper bei den Salzburger Festspielen angelaufen und man muss sich fragen: Kommt das Beste wirklich immer zum Schluss?

Karita Mattila and Jane Archibald machen die Ariadne auf Naxos der Royal Opera ein Muss.

The Maggio postpones Pountney’s expected new production of Don Giovanni, presenting Ferrara’s production from Spoleto instead, with a good cast in the hands of Zubin Mehta.

Cavalli's debut at La Scala is a triumph, earning applause that not even a Bohème or a Traviata can sometimes elicit. 

After their "military" theme last week, Daniele Gatti and Markus Werba turned towards nature for their second programme with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

Baritone Markus Werba shines in six military songs from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn.

Graham Vick's new staging of Mozart's unfinished Singspiel marks a welcome, exciting reopening of Teatro Costanzi after the Covid-19 shutdown.

Sir Bryn Terfel relishes every nuance of the text, but Damiano Michieletto's reading of Donizetti's comedy is no laughing matter. 

The wealth of visual images displayed by director Graham Vick goes with the extraordinary richness of Korngold's music.

Frederic Wake-Walker sticks to a vapid pop-parody that demeans the intellectual message of Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.

The Teatro Regio presents a Classical rarity with echoes of Mozart and anticipations of Rossini. Diego Fasolis conducts with imagination and spunk.

Afkham se enfrentó a una obra compleja, La Creación, de Haydn, y al frente de la Orquesta y Coro Nacionales equilibró las distintas fuerzas y sutilezas para ofrecer una versión satisfactoria.

Harding's grasp of the work's architecture that provides overall coherence. That, combined with the pithy, pulsing core he forges at its heart, makes this performance as engaging as it is polished.

Le Grand Théâtre propose les fastueuses « Szenen aus Goethes Faust ». Le Faust de Markus Werba domine un plateau de solistes de très belle tenue.

The Temple of Opera has opened its doors to operetta. For the first time the Teatro alla Scala is staging Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus.

The musical experience was dominated by the imagery making spectators feel, at least at times, overwhelmed.

Daniele Gatti is the winner of the night, managing to draw an astounding outcome from a far from ideal cast.

At La Scala, Milan a disappointing tribute to Giorgio Strehler's historic staging of The Marriage of Figaro by young English director Frederic Wake-Walker. 

It took a whole act to warm up the audience, but at the end, San Carlo's production of Lehár’s frothy operetta proved convincing

With its latest incarnation of Die Zauberflöte, the Royal Opera ticks all the boxes in a strongly cast revival. 

The Philhamonia Orchestra on fine form, with characterful Mahler from Markus Werba, and assured dynamic control, enthusiasm and energy from Karl-Heinz Steffens.

Excellent singing and a stunning debut win out over relentlessly clever visual effects.

Ermonela Jaho gives an incomparable vocal acting performance; John Copley's production, 40 years old this year, never fails to enthrall. It's being retired after next season: catch it while you can, and remember to pack the handkerchiefs.

The grand finale of this year's Montreal Bach Festival was the Mass in B minor with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Kent Nagano, joined by an impressive set of soloists.

Mahler’s Symphony no. 8 had not been heard in Milan for 27 years. Tonight, Riccardo Chailly returned to perform the “Symphony of a Thousand” with his former band, the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.

Dancing teddy bears, a larger-than-life Sarastro, live birds and numerous airborn characters all make the brand new production of Mozart’s beloved Singspiel at the Staatsoper a very family-friendly event.

The new Zauberflöte at this summer’s Salzburg Festival is a visually brilliant production with sets tailored to the atmospheric venue of the Felsenreitschule (for people not familiar with Salzburg, this is where the singing contest was held in the film The Sound of Music).