Reborn with every concert: Pablo Heras-Casado

Siegfried production at the Teatro Real under the musical direction of Pablo Heras-Casado

By Juan José Freijo, 16 March 2021

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“open a work, a score, as if it were a pomegranate, in the most complete and exciting way”

Bachtrack, 12th November

In 2026, Opéra national de Paris presents its first complete cycle of Wagner’s Ring for over a decade, with productions directed by Calixto Bieito. We dig into these striking and provocative productions...

Anarchy and utopia: Calixto Bieito on directing Mussorgsky

Richard Bratby, 24th February

The iconoclastic Spanish director talks about a new production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina in Geneva – and the messy, anarchic, utopian struggle of directing opera.

Catharine Woodward on singing Brünnhilde

Peter Quantrill, 3rd January

This February, Regents Opera stages Wagner’s complete Ring cycle at London’s York Hall. Soprano Catharine Woodward talks about embodying one of the most iconic characters in all opera: Brünnhilde.

Falling into the Wagnerian cauldron: Alain Altinoglu

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 19th March

The conductor speaks about his Ring cycle at La Monnaie, his parallel careers in Belgium, France and Germany, and trying to keep his feet on the ground while gazing at the summits.

Bachtrack top ten: Richard Wagner

Mark Pullinger, 22nd May

Drawing on the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), Wagner is best remembered for his extraordinary music dramas, not least the monumental, 15-hour Ring cycle.

Connections between continents: Dresden Festival’s Jan Vogler

Laurence Vittes, 4th April

Cellist and Intendant of the Dresden Music Festival tells us about the festival’s new commissions, performing on stage, and connecting together musicians from around the world.

Juan José Freijo

Juan José Freijo nació en Madrid en 1970. Desde siempre apasionado por el estudio de la música, sus intereses orbitan principalmente alrededor de la ópera y el género vocal. Inició su formación y carrera profesional en el campo de las ciencias, donde completó un doctorado en física aplicada. Más adelante, amplió su formación en diferentes áreas de humanidades, incluyendo estudios en historia del arte y en la actualidad un postgrado en filosofía teórica y práctica. Juan José Freijo sigue de cerca las temporadas de las principales capitales europeas y durante los últimos años ha estado a cargo de la sección de crítica musical de ocioxocio.com.