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Hänsel und Gretel zum Fürchten gut
Hänsel und Gretel an der Bayerischen Staatsoper ist musikalisch und dramaturgisch ein Erfolg, aber erwarten Sie bloß kein entzückendes Märchen: Diese schaurige Inszenierung ist nichts für Kinder oder Zartbesaitete.
Elektra: Great success for Nina Stemme’s Lyric Opera debut
The Lyric revives Sir David McVicar’s production of Strauss’ horrific tale with a superb cast led by Swedish “helden-soprano” Nina Stemme.
Night at the Elektra museum in San Francisco
A thought-provoking production and killer cast make San Francisco Opera's Elektra top-notch music drama.
The Gospel According to David Robertson
A performance of John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary good enough to convert even the most conservative listener to the Church of New Music.
A searing Jenůfa at ENO
In Janáček's searing excoriation of small town social mores, superb orchestra, singing and acting make this revival of David Alden's Jenůfa into an unmissable evening of opera.
Alex Penda hits home vocally and dramatically in Salome
In director Daniel Slater’s production at Santa Fe Opera this summer, Freud is God, and a biblical saga of lust, incest and murder is presented through a Viennese, turn-of-the-century lens.