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Calixto Bieito's überirdischer Elias am Theater an der Wien
Christian Gerhaher erbringt als Elias in Karohemd und Cargohose eine göttliche Leistung.
Slapstick, Eifersucht und Intrigen an der Wiener Kammeroper
In der Wiener Kammeroper ging das in einer „gekürzten Wiener Mischfassung“ neu eingerichtete Dramma giocoso La scuola de gelosi von Antonio Salieri über die Bühne, dessen slapstickartige Regie vonJean Renshaw die sehr differenzierte Neufassung gleichsam weichspülte.
A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival
Entertainment ideal for country house opera-goers, enhanced by some fine singing and excellent playing from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
Cavalli's Il Xerse as farce in Martina Franca
Leo Muscato directs an operatic rarity at the Festival Valle d'Itria, with Federico Maria Sardelli leading Orchestra Barocca Modo Antiquo.
Handel's pasticcio Oreste in Bernburg at Halle Handel Festival
A staged performance of Handel’s pasticcio opera Oreste shows a strong narrative structure and provides a vehicle for promising young singers.
Slaughter on Tauris: Handel's Oreste
Kay Link's new production of Handel's pasticcio Oreste is surprisingly strong theatrically, often musically too.