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Künstler in Nöten
Rolando Villazón bricht nach einer schwachen Leistung seine Vorstellung ab und übergibt an Arturo Chacón-Cruz. Dass die Aufführung an der Münchener Staatsoper dennoch gelingt, liegt vor allem an der einfallsreichen Inszenierung.
Radiant, comic, magical: Ariadne auf Naxos at Garsington Opera
An excellent singing cast combine with Bruno Ravella's sensitive direction and brilliant orchestral playing to bring to life Strauss' heady mix of farce and high art.
ENO brings It's a Wonderful Life to the operatic stage
English National Opera's It’s a Wonderful Life makes for a feel-good evening of theatre, but it requires a sweet tooth.
Mission Belle Hélène : 007 à l'Opéra de Lorraine
La nouvelle production de l’Opéra National de Lorraine à Nancy transforme Pâris en James Bond, non sans succès.
Songs of innocence and experience: Falstaff at Garsington
Bruno Ravella's fast-paced Falstaff for Garsington still has crucial space for pathos amid the comedy, with a notably subtle central performance from Henry Waddington.
Entertaining but not entrancing: Turnage's Coraline
Mark-Anthony Turnage's take on Neil Gaiman's classic young adult novella is well sung and well staged, without quite reaching peak intensity.