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Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen shine in a lyrical Elektra at the Met

By Ako Imamura, 01 April 2022

Two sopranos bring intensity and tenderness to Strauss’ powerful opera in a revival of the timeless production by Patrice Chéreau.

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New York City

03 Apr 2022

Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen shine in a lyrical Elektra at the Met

By Ako Imamura

Zurich

A brilliant new Salome launches Zurich Opera's season

By Sarah Batschelet, 12 September 2021

Andreas Homoki's staging takes full advantage of Hartmut Meyer’s utterly spectacular set, while Elena Stikhina sings the difficult title role to perfection.

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Zurich

14 Sep 2021

A brilliant new Salome launches Zurich Opera's season

By Sarah Batschelet

Munich

Puccini’s Il trittico: a successful revival in Munich

By Laura Servidei, 11 June 2021

Ermonela Jaho steals the scene as Suor Angelica in a very successful revival of Lotte de Beer’s production.

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Munich

13 Jun 2021

Puccini’s Il trittico: a successful revival in Munich

By Laura Servidei

Rotterdam

Rotterdam Philharmonic presents a fabulous Frau ohne Schatten

By Jenny Camilleri, 23 February 2020

Orchestra and singers reached great heights in this highly lyrical and dramatically flowing Frau ohne Schatten conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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Rotterdam

24 Feb 2020

Rotterdam Philharmonic presents a fabulous Frau ohne Schatten

By Jenny Camilleri

Sydney

Mahler’s dark and brutal Das klagende Lied in Sydney

By Zoltán Szabó, 07 December 2019

As the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall closes for extensive refurbishment, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs early, massive Mahler under Simone Young.

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Sydney

09 Dec 2019

Mahler’s dark and brutal Das klagende Lied in Sydney

By Zoltán Szabó

Berlin

Stag do: David Bösch's loveless Lustige Weiber at the Staatsoper

By Hugo Shirley, 03 October 2019

Barenboim conducts Otto Nicolai's Falstaff opera with a warmth and affection that is sorely lacking on stage.

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Berlin

04 Oct 2019

Stag do: David Bösch's loveless Lustige Weiber at the Staatsoper

By Hugo Shirley

London

A classic fairytale executed with style: Hänsel und Gretel at the Royal Opera

By David Karlin, 13 December 2018

Designer/director Antony McDonald treads a perfectly weighted path between light and dark of the fairytale; conductor Sebastian Weigle cooks up a Wagnerian storm; Michaela Schuster steals the show. A treat.

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London

14 Dec 2018

A classic executed with style: Hänsel und Gretel

By David Karlin

Berlin

A dream staging: Claus Guth's Frau ohne Schatten arrives at the Staatsoper unter den Linden

By Hugo Shirley, 16 September 2018

Guth's incisive staging of Strauss and Hofmannsthal's grandest opera proves a moving and detailed experience at its transfer to the reopened Staatsoper.

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Berlin

18 Sep 2018

Guth's FroSch arrives at Unter den Linden

By Hugo Shirley

Munich

Kirill Petrenko and a luxury cast grace Il trittico in Munich

By James Imam, 14 July 2018

Petrenko's Puccini is bracingly alert, filled with colour and has a romantic sweep that is utterly transporting.

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Munich

18 Jul 2018

Petrenko and a luxury cast grace Il trittico in Munich

By James Imam

New York City

Elektra's misery: up close and personal at The Met

By Robert Levine, 05 March 2018

"She commands the stage, she commands the notes, she commands the tension": Christine Goerke's portrayal of Elektra haunts The Met.

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New York City

06 Mar 2018

Elektra's misery: up close and personal at The Met

By Robert Levine

London

The Beauty is the Beast: Malin Byström sings a chilling Salome

By David Karlin, 08 January 2018

Henrik Nánási balances the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House to perfection, setting the stage for a memorable title role performance from Byström and a powerful Jochanaan from Michael Volle.

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London

09 Jan 2018

The Beauty is the Beast: Malin Byström sings a chilling Salome

By David Karlin

Munich

Fairy Music: Petrenko conducts a revelatory Frau ohne Schatten in Munich

By Hugo Shirley, 02 July 2017

A musical performance of stunning quality underpins this revival of Krzysztof Warlikowski's lavish, ambiguous Strauss staging.

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Munich

04 Jul 2017

A revelatory Frau ohne Schatten in Munich

By Hugo Shirley

Berlin

Fractures made whole: Claus Guth's shattering Frau ohne Schatten at the Berlin Staatsoper

By Hugo Shirley, 09 April 2017

Zubin Mehta's conducting is a disappointment, but Guth's remarkable production makes powerful sense of Strauss and Hofmannsthal's rich fairy tale.

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Berlin

12 Apr 2017

Claus Guth's Frau ohne Schatten in Berlin

By Hugo Shirley

Birmingham

Nelsons goes from Birmingham to Boston in a blaze of glory

By Robert Gainer, 18 June 2015

After seven years at the helm, Andris Nelsons gave his last performance with the CBSO at Symphony Hall. His future in Boston is secured, but what of the CBSO?

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Birmingham

20 Jun 2015

From Birmingham to Boston in a blaze of glory

By Robert Gainer

Vienna

Tireless Herlitzius leads a memorable Walküre in Vienna

By Ako Imamura, 17 May 2015

The second opera of the Ring Cycle in Vienna brought the best out of the orchestra and singers with a sweeping and breath taking reading of the score by Sir Simon Rattle.

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Vienna

18 May 2015

Tireless Herlitzius leads Walküre in Vienna

By Ako Imamura

Vienna

Simon Rattle begins his Vienna Ring journey

By Ako Imamura, 16 May 2015

Vienna Staatsoper revived Wagner's Ring Cycle with a splendid orchestral performance of Das Rheingold led by Sir Simon Rattle.

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Vienna

17 May 2015

Simon Rattle begins his Vienna Ring journey

By Ako Imamura

Chicago

As light falls, Tannhäuser finds its tone in Chicago

By Dan Wang, 09 February 2015

Amber Wagner sings Elisabeth with a deepened command and an access to a horizon of sound that make it seem as though her throat had found six more inches of release. It’s a phenomenal performance.

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Chicago

13 Feb 2015

As light falls, Tannhäuser finds its tone in Chicago

By Dan Wang

Amsterdam

Pierre Audi's abstract Lohengrin at Dutch National Opera

By Nicolas Nguyen, 10 November 2014

With its minimalist but grandiose sets, the imposing sound of the Choir of the Dutch National Opera and the excellent conducting of Marc Albrecht, there is much to be enjoyed in this revival of Pierre Audi’s Lohengrin in Amsterdam.

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Amsterdam

12 Nov 2014

Audi's abstract Lohengrin at Dutch National Opera

By Nicolas Nguyen

London

Revelatory playing in the Royal Opera's Die Frau ohne Schatten

By David Karlin, 14 March 2014

Semyon Bychkov gave a reading of such clarity and quality that everything seemed obvious. In his hands, the orchestra was a precision instrument, and for Strauss fans, whether or not you like Claus Guth's staging, this production is a must-see.

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London

15 Mar 2014

Revelatory playing in the Royal Opera's Die Frau ohne Schatten

By David Karlin

Amsterdam

Abstract and compelling: Audi's Götterdämmerung in Amsterdam

By Nicolas Nguyen, 17 November 2013

As the year of Wagner’s bicentennial approaches its end, De Nederlandse Opera concludes its latest revival of Pierre Audi’s Ring cycle with his 1998 production of Götterdämmerung.

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Amsterdam

19 Nov 2013

Nederlandse Opera: Götterdämmerung

By Nicolas Nguyen

London

Elektra at Covent Garden

By David Karlin, 23 September 2013

In the Royal Opera revival of Richard Strauss’s Elektra, the overwhelming theme is blood, both metaphorical and literal.

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London

24 Sep 2013

Elektra at Covent Garden

By David Karlin

Salzburg

The Salzburg Festival's Die Frau ohne Schatten

By Zerbinetta, 01 August 2011

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal began their collaboration on Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) with utopian ambitions. Unfortunately they weren’t the same ones. For Hofmannsthal, this would finally be the opera where his poetry would be illuminated by rather than buried under the music.

Salzburg

03 Aug 2011

The Salzburg Festival's Die Frau ohne Schatten

By Zerbinetta

London

Bychkov and Botha do Tannhäuser

By David Karlin, 30 December 2010

My last opera of the year was also my first Wagner: a new Covent Garden production of Tannhäuser, directed by Tim Albery and conducted by Semyon Bychkov.First things first: Bychkov was magnificent.

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London

31 Dec 2010

Bychkov and Botha do Tannhäuser

By David Karlin

London

Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur at the Royal Opera

By David Karlin, 18 November 2010

Giacomo Puccini comprehensively eclipsed the other Italian composers of his era. Three of them remain in the repertoire as one hit wonders: Mascagni, Leoncavallo and Francesco Cilea, whose four act Adriana Lecouvreur opened at Covent Garden last night.

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London

01 Dec 2010

Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur at the Royal Opera

By David Karlin

Madrid

La caída de un Anillo en ascenso: El ocaso de los dioses en el Real

By Juan José Freijo, 30 January 2022

Esperábamos una culminación de esta Tetralogía que continuara con su trayectoria ascendente de calidad musical, algo que desgraciadamente se ha quedado lejos de la realidad.

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Madrid

01 Feb 2022

La caída de un Anillo en ascenso: El ocaso de los dioses en el Real

By Juan José Freijo

Paris

Sans ombre et sans reproches : Nézet-Séguin gravit l'Everest au TCE

By Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 17 February 2020

Retrouvant ses musiciens de Rotterdam, Yannick Nézet-Séguin triomphe de la redoutable Femme sans ombre de Strauss, aidé par un plateau de toute première classe.

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Paris

19 Feb 2020

Sans ombre et sans reproches : Nézet-Séguin gravit l'Everest au TCE

By Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut

Vienna

Es ist Großartiges geschehen: Salome am Theater an der Wien

By Isabella Steppan, 18 January 2020

Trotz reduzierter Orchesterbesetzung wird an der Linken Wienzeile bei Richard Strauss‘ Bibelschocker ganz große Oper geboten.

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Vienna

19 Jan 2020

Es ist Großartiges geschehen: Salome am Theater an der Wien

By Isabella Steppan

Frankfurt am Main

Messerscharfe Klänge: konzertante Elektra in der Alten Oper Frankfurt

By Alexandra Richter, 15 March 2019

Das hr-Sinfonieorchester unter Andrés Orozco-Estrada liefert eine Elektra voller Durchschlagskraft und Intensität.

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Frankfurt am Main

16 Mar 2019

Messerscharfe Klänge: Elektra in der Alten Oper Frankfurt

By Alexandra Richter

Cologne

Die Göttin des Gemetzels: Strauss' Salome an der Oper Köln

By Alexandra Richter, 20 October 2018

François Xavier Roth gibt mit Salome in Köln sein Strauss-Operndebüt, das ebenso packend wie die Inszenierung von Ted Huffman ist.

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Cologne

21 Oct 2018

Die Göttin des Gemetzels: Strauss' Salome an der Oper Köln

By Alexandra Richter

Vienna

Glänzende Festspiele im Repertoire: Das Rheingold an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Snapdragon, 04 April 2018

Eine ausgezeichnete Besetzung unter dem Dirigat von Ádám Fischer macht Lust auf die weiteren Ring-Abende.

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Vienna

06 Apr 2018

Das Rheingold glänzt an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Snapdragon

Munich

Aufs Wesentliche reduziert: Il trittico sorgt für musikalische Highlights an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

By Norman Schwarze, 20 December 2017

Unter der Leitung von Kiril Petrenko überzeugt die Bayerische Staatsoper in der gelungenen Neuinszenierung von Puccinis Il trittico mit meisterlichen Klängen und exzellenter Besetzung.

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Munich

22 Dec 2017

Il trittico sorgt für usikalische Highlightsin München

By Norman Schwarze

Paris

À l’Opéra Bastille, un Lohengrin sous le cygne de la résurrection

By Jean-Marc Piriou, 18 January 2017

Cinq ans après sa création au Teatro alla Scala, l’Opéra de Paris accueille pour dix représentations (avec une double distribution) la production de Lohengrin mise en scène par Claus Guth. Dire que ce Lohengrin était attendu relève de la litote. Ce spectacle marque le grand retour sur scène de Jonas Kaufmann, après quelque quatre mois d’absence et d’inquiétudes. L’effervescence en ce mercredi soir était donc à son comble.

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Paris

21 Jan 2017

À l’Opéra Bastille, un Lohengrin sous le cygne de la résurrection

By Jean-Marc Piriou

Paris

Capriccio illusionniste à l’Opéra Garnier

By Caroline Dessaint, 19 January 2016

L’Opéra de Paris remet au goût du jour Capriccio de Richard Strauss dans la mise en scène de Robert Carsen. L’œuvre est magnifiée par une distribution remarquable et un orchestre en très grande forme.

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Paris

25 Jan 2016

Capriccio illusionniste à l’Opéra Garnier

By Caroline Dessaint

Vienna

Hänsel und Gretel an der Wiener Staatsoper - Ein Klangmärchen

By Snapdragon, 26 November 2015

Schön statt schaurig: Christian Thielemann und das Staatsopernorchester liefern die erwartete Sensation, Adrian Noble inszeniert klassich mit Anklängen an Alice im Wunderland.

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Vienna

30 Nov 2015

Klangmärchen

By Snapdragon