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Unsatisfying staging salvaged by a strong cast in new Budapest Walküre
Solid singing proves to be the main attraction of an ineffective new staging of Die Walküre at the Hungarian State Opera.
Fine Budapest cast tears into lacerating Lear
In a reconstruction of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s production for the world première of Reimann’s soul-pummelling Lear, the staging stands the test of time, but the cast and orchestra leave the biggest impression.