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Koskys Feuriger Engel treibt weiblichen Wahn auf die Spitze
Die Münchner Erstaufführung von Prokofjiews Der Feurige Engel inszeniert Barrie Kosky als überbordende Show zwischen Wahnsinn und Erotik.
An excellent Tosca from Petrenko and the RLPO with Bryn Terfel
Vasily Petrenko conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and a fine trio of principals in an excellent semi-staged production of Puccini’s Tosca, directed by Amy Lane.The two performances of the opera form the culmination of Bryn Terfel’s two-week stint as Artist in Residence with the orchestra.
Rustic chivalry and clowns in Paris: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci
In each case, you know the murder is coming. In each case the music is explosive and closes the opera: there is nothing left to say except Canio's simple words: "La commedia è finita.