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Verdi’s Ballo in Zurich: a danse macabre of pallid beauty
That both the lead and a second key role were ill and couldn’t sing did not bode well, yet this performance of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera shook up the house nonetheless.
A delightful confection in Zurich
The charm of Gaetano Donizetti’s spirited two-act L’elisir d’amore lies in its mixture of sharp comedy and poignant pathos. Zurich gave us just that.
A great crime of passion: Médée in Zurich
From devoted wife and mother to murdering avenger, Médée is is a challenging role. A new Zurich production firmly secures her place in the collective memory, perhaps for the wrong reasons.
A disconcerting Entführung in Zurich
In David Hermann's new production, confusion reigns, but the performance is saved by the singing.
Feverish madness: Bizet's Pearl Fishers in Zurich
Zurich’s revival of Georges Bizet’s three-act opera Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) pulls out all the stops, but it was not to everyone’s liking.