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Dutch National Opera revives Pierre Audi's acclaimed Die Walküre for the very last time.

The 1957 production of Parsifal, with its traditional staging and dreamy imageries, was a perfect backdrop to showcase Wagner's celebration of stage play with music on Good Friday.

A classic production of Strauss' searing operatic depiction of the House of Atreus is revived with a particularly accomplished cast and musical direction.

The singing proves the main draw in Mannheim National Theatre's new production of Rossini's first great opera seria.

Henze's operatic magnum opus is thrillingly brought to life in the National Theatre's new production.

A fine cast and orchestra revive Simon McBurney’s twilit, inventive Magic Flute at Dutch National Opera.

In Mannheim wurde Franz Schrekers selten gespielte Oper temporeich, bunt und mit Witz unterhaltsam auf die Bühne gebracht. Störend war nur die penetrante Überschreibung mit dem Problem des belgischen Kolonialismus, was für die Interpretation des Stücks wenig hergibt.

Der Versuch einer Wiederbelebung des langezeit vernachlässigten Melodramma eroico gerät zur musikalisch leeren Seelenmechanik und scheitert auf tragische Weise.