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At MusikTheater an der Wien, Miroslav Srnka’s new opera provess a deeply compelling, meticulously crafted work. It may not uplift, but it sears itself into the memory.

Damiano Michieletto directs a slick and frequently hilarious staging of Prokofiev's comic opera Betrothal in a Monastery. 

In a week where Vienna welcomes two new productions of Bellini's Norma, MusikTheater an der Wien sets a high bar with Vasily Barkhatov's staging. 

Lydia Steier's new production of Candide is a kaleidoscopic celebration of Leonard Bernstein's varied musical idioms. 

Herheim’s maiden voyage in his new capacity as Intendant confirms his ability to deftly negotiate a less-than-straightforward work with care and ambition and add his own voice enthusiastically to the mix.

Peter Konwistchny scores audience success with his new production of Boris Godunov, a theatrically inventive critical take on manipulation and the disfiguring effects of power.

Stefan Herheim legt Händels Oratorium ins Wiener Café Central – verführerisch wie die Kuchenvitrine.

David Morton stößt mit seiner filmlastigen Inszenierung von Carl Maria von Webers Oper auf das Missfallen des Wiener Publikums und wird gnadenlos ausgebuht.

Wie im Geldscheinregen eine Gesellschaft mit ihren Gefühlen umgeht: Josef Köpplingers neue Inszenierung von Rossinis Barbiere di Siviglia hat das Zeug zum Renner im Repertoire der Nürnberger Oper