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Director Tatjana Gürbaca and Czech conductor Tomáš Netopil deliver a “Romantic” Kátya Kabanová from the Grand Théâtre de Genève at Brno’s Janáček Festival.

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Brno

13 Nov 2022

Tatjana Gürbaca’s Geneva staging of Kátya Kabanová travels to Brno

By Gianmarco Segato

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Amsterdam

Marc Albrecht returns to Amsterdam with a Humperdinck rarity

By Nicolas Nguyen, 06 October 2022

Christof Loy directs a new production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s rarely performed second opera, Königskinder.

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Amsterdam

06 Oct 2022

Marc Albrecht returns to Amsterdam with a Humperdinck rarity

By Nicolas Nguyen

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Salzburg

From light-hearted to heartbreaking: Il trittico at Salzburg Festival

By Isabella Steppan, 21 August 2022

Asmik Grigorian is captivating in an unobtrusive production of Puccini's three one-act operas. Under Franz Welser-Möst, the Vienna Philharmonic is on top form.

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Salzburg

21 Aug 2022

From light-hearted to heartbreaking: Il trittico at Salzburg Festival

By Isabella Steppan

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Berlin

Schreker's Der Schatzgräber: Deutsche Oper Berlin's treasure hunt proves rewarding

By Zenaida des Aubris, 01 May 2022

Christof Loy unearths hidden treasure with an opera by Franz Schreker long since buried after taking Europe by storm in the 1920s.

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Berlin

01 May 2022

Schreker's Der Schatzgräber: a rewarding treasure hunt in Berlin

By Zenaida des Aubris

Salzburg

School for lovers: Loy’s bitter lessons at the Salzburg Festival

By Mark Pullinger, 02 August 2020

It's difficult to believe Salzburg could have cast a finer Così in Loy's Covid-reduced production in the Großes Festspielhaus.

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Salzburg

02 Aug 2020

School for lovers: Loy’s bitter lessons at the Salzburg Festival

By Mark Pullinger

Zurich

Fidelio in Zurich: singing fine, but staging, “Nein!”

By Sarah Batschelet, 21 January 2020

In its revival here in Zurich, the soloists and choir of Beethoven's Fidelio give stellar vocal performances. But having done away with any real set, the opera was not without its shortcomings.

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Zurich

21 Jan 2020

Fidelio in Zurich: singing fine, but staging, “Nein!”

By Sarah Batschelet

Zurich

“What a commotion!” A slapstick Finta giardiniera in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 24 February 2019

Zurich Opera stages Tatjana Gürbaca’s production of Mozart’s La finta giardiniera. True to the opera buffa genre, it teems with silliness.

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Zurich

24 Feb 2019

“What a commotion!” A slapstick Finta giardiniera in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

Zurich

Quirky staging, superb singing: Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 03 February 2019

Ligeti's “anti-anti opera” opens in Zurich in a new production by Tatjana Gürbaca.

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Zurich

03 Feb 2019

Quirky staging, superb singing: Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

Stockholm

Deception reigns in Christof Loy’s production of Der Rosenkavalier in Stockholm

By Laura Servidei, 26 May 2018

Malin Byström convinces as the Feldmarschallin with Adrian Angelico as a strong Octavian, under the baton of Alan Gilbert.

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Stockholm

26 May 2018

Deception reigns in Loy’s Der Rosenkavalier in Stockholm

By Laura Servidei

Vienna

Hagen: Part 1 of a “Second Generation” Ring at the Theater an der Wien

By Chanda VanderHart, 17 December 2017

Hagen, the first chapter in the Theater an der Wien's reimagining of The Ring, features music from Das Rhinegold and Götterdämmerung woven seamlessly together, telling the story from the perspective of Hagen, son of Nibelung dwarf, Alberich.

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Vienna

17 Dec 2017

Hagen: Part 1 of a “Second Generation” Ring at the Theater an der Wien

By Chanda VanderHart

Zurich

Bodies inside a box: a colourless Fidelio in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 03 December 2017

Celebrating a courageous woman who is able to secure the release of her husband from prison, Beethoven’s sole opera Fidelio has music that is more compelling that its plot.

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Zurich

03 Dec 2017

A colourless Fidelio in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

Zurich

An alignment of love and madness: Bellini’s I puritani in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 29 June 2016

Andreas Homoki’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I puritani wows with a quartet of stellar vocalists, but its awkward staging and set design are a distinct disappointment.

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Zurich

29 Jun 2016

Bellini’s I puritani in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

Oslo

A desert full of people: Tatyana Gürbaca's La traviata in Oslo

By Aksel Tollåli, 24 April 2015

Tatyana Gürbaca's new production of La traviata in Oslo may be on the heavy-handed side, but still offers fascinating new insights into Verdi's opera.

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Oslo

24 Apr 2015

A desert full of people: Gürbaca's La traviata

By Aksel Tollåli

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Geneva

Un fascinant Tannhäuser ouvre la saison du Grand Théâtre de Genève

By Romain Daroles, 21 September 2025

La mise en scène de Michael Thalheimer, la direction musicale de Mark Elder, le décor, les lumières, la distribution : tout concourt ici à produire une soirée prodigieuse.

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Geneva

21 Sep 2025

Un fascinant Tannhäuser ouvre la saison du Grand Théâtre de Genève

By Romain Daroles

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Paris

Le sans-faute d'Il trittico selon Christof Loy à l'Opéra de Paris

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 29 April 2025

Ce trittico fera date, grâce à un travail d’équipe exceptionnel d’où se distinguent notamment Christof Loy, Carlo Rizzi et l’incroyable Asmik Grigorian dans les trois rôles féminins de l’ouvrage.

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Paris

29 Apr 2025

Le sans-faute d'Il trittico selon Christof Loy à l'Opéra de Paris

By Stéphane Lelièvre

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Graz

Musikalisch glühend, szenisch funkenlos: Les Troyens an der Oper Graz

By Isabella Steppan, 18 January 2025

Zum ersten Mal ist an der Oper Graz Hector Berlioz’ Grand opéra zu hören; musikalisch gelingt dem Haus damit ein großer Wurf.

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Graz

18 Jan 2025

Musikalisch glühend, szenisch funkenlos: Les Troyens an der Oper Graz

By Isabella Steppan

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Madrid

Ermonela Jaho y Malin Byström deslumbran en el Teatro Real con sus mujeres sin nombre

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 17 March 2024

Dos obras que reflejan las complejidades de la psique humana de manera magistral llevadas al escenario por Christof Loy, con las voces de Ermonela Jaho y Malin Byström.

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Madrid

17 Mar 2024

Ermonela Jaho y Malin Byström deslumbran con sus mujeres sin nombre

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic

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Zurich

Von der Unmöglichkeit auszubrechen: Puccinis La rondine am Opernhaus Zürich

By Thomas Schacher, 17 September 2023

Puccinis Commedia lirica erscheint in Zürich als Schweizerische Erstaufführung. Ermonela Jaho ist eine fabelhafte Hauptdarstellerin, Christof Loy bietet eine schlüssige Inszenierung und Marco Armiliato lässt Italianità vom Feinsten erklingen.

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Zurich

17 Sep 2023

Von der Unmöglichkeit auszubrechen: La rondine am Opernhaus Zürich

By Thomas Schacher

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Berlin

Triunfal regreso de El milagro de Heliane a la Deutsche Oper

By Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 08 March 2023

La ópera de Korngold se abre camino en los escenarios tras un largo e injusto olvido con un elegante montaje de Christof Loy y una modélica dirección musical de Marc Albrecht.

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Berlin

08 Mar 2023

Triunfal regreso de El milagro de Heliane a la Deutsche Oper

By Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro

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Geneva

Katia Kabanova dans une maquette à échelle humaine au Grand Théâtre de Genève

By Romain Daroles, 23 October 2022

Dans le chef-d'œuvre de Janáček globalement bien servi par la distribution, la mise en scène de Tatjana Gürbaca fait le pari judicieux d’un jeu psychologique pur, malgré quelques limites.

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Geneva

23 Oct 2022

Katia Kabanova dans une maquette à échelle humaine à Genève

By Romain Daroles

Munich

Berührendes Drama der Generationen: Lucrezia Borgia an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

By Benedikt Zacher, 27 April 2018

Edita Gruberová und Juan Diego Flórez brillieren in Christof Loys Inszenierung von Donizettis Familiendrama.

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Munich

27 Apr 2018

Berührende Lucrezia Borgia an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

By Benedikt Zacher

Vienna

Capriccio im Theater an der Wien: Wider die Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit

By Snapdragon, 21 April 2016

Capriccio in einer klugen, herausfordernden Inszenierung und in hervorragender Besetzung - ein Ereignis.

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Vienna

21 Apr 2016

Wider die Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit

By Snapdragon