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Götterdämmerung weicht amerikanischer Morgenröte
Die Götterdämmerung schloss den Zyklus passend - und gänzlich amerikanisch - ab.
Sir David McVicar’s psychologically driven Salome arrives in Chicago
Revived at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the notorious opera director’s take stirs sympathy for Salome, but leans on some of his theatrical hobby-horses
A fervently theatrical Götterdämmerung at Tanglewood
A star-is-born performance from the young American bass David Leigh anchors a thrilling performance of the Ring cycle's dramatic conclusion.
A musically sumptuous, dramatically staid Die Walküre in Atlanta
The second installment in The Atlanta Opera's first-ever Ring Cycle benefits from the committed performances of veteran Wagnerians like Christine Goerke and Greer Grimsley.
Arrestingly effective: Dead Man Walking at Minnesota Opera
Dead Man Walking is currently the most frequently performed contemporary American opera. Joel Ivany's staging, first mounted in Vancouver, opened recently at Minnesota Opera just days after the opera's Spanish première in Madrid.
One Rheingold to rule them all
With Andris Nelsons' withdrawal from Bayreuth last year, the BSO’s summer home, Tanglewood, became the venue for his Wagner with a concert performance of Das Rheingold