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Kafkaeske Reise: Roman Haubenstock-Ramatis Amerika in Zürich
Die 1966 entstandene avantgardistische Oper erlebt in Zürich erst ihre vierte Aufführung. Der Dirigent Gabriel Feltz, der Regisseur Sebastian Baumgarten und ein spielfreudiges Sängerensemble bereiten dem monströsen Werk einen Triumph.
Durch Liebe sehend und Hass geblendet: Oedipus Rex / Iolanta
Lydia Steier liefert mit einem doppelten Opernabend ein überzeugendes Hausdebüt an der Oper Frankfurt.
Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging
Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.
Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival
Good Butterflys are not that difficult to come by but great ones are very very rare. Ailyn Pérez fits the bill in this revival of Anthony Minghella’s classic staging.
Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette
Amy Lane’s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the COC is eye-catching and enjoyable but doesn’t offer the same level of insight as her Faust last season.
Claus Guth directs a tormented, harrowing new Salome at the Met
Claus Guth's new production at the Metropolitan Opera, originally seen at the Bolshoi in 2021, moves the action from biblical Judea to the era of the opera's composition.