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Miroslav Srnka’s Voice Killer premieres at MusikTheater an der Wien
At MusikTheater an der Wien, Miroslav Srnka’s new opera provess a deeply compelling, meticulously crafted work. It may not uplift, but it sears itself into the memory.
Turmoil and enormity: Dvořák’s Requiem at Hereford Cathedral
The Three Choirs Festival opens with a performance of Dvořák’s Requiem characterised by extremes of melancholy and hope.
Evangelical fervour: Dunedin Consort's St Matthew Passion
Tenor Nicholas Mulroy directs a one-voice-to-a-part account of Bach's St Matthew Passion, featuring some splendid singing.
Une Flûte enchantée sans alchimie pour les fêtes au Capitole
Pour sa première mise en scène lyrique en cette période de fêtes, Pierre Rigal livre une production inaboutie du singspiel de Mozart, heureusement rehaussée par un plateau vocal convaincant.
Alexander Litvinenko: a thrilling – if imperfect – world premiere
Ivor Bolton and Kit Hesketh-Harvey deliver a brilliant political thriller and anti-Putin polemic – at least for its first half.
A handsome Così fan tutte opens ETO's Spring tour
It is clear that these women are already ripe for plucking even before Don Alfonso unleashes his dastardly plan.