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ZürichWinterreiseWorld Première
Schubert: Winterreise
Christian Spuck; Ballett Zürich; Zurich Junior Ballet; Emilio Pomàrico; Rufus Didwiszus; Emma Ryott; Michael Küster
MunichOtelloNew production
Verdi: Otello
Kirill Petrenko; Amélie Niermeyer; Bavarian State Opera; Christian Schmidt; Annelies Vanlaere; Jonas Kaufmann; Anja Harteros
ZürichThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Christian Spuck; Ballett Zürich; Zurich Junior Ballet; Paul Connelly; Rufus Didwiszus; Buki Shiff; Michael Küster
LeipzigDer Freischütz
Weber: Der Freischütz
Felix Bender; Christian von Götz; Oper Leipzig; Dieter Richter; Jessica Karge; Gal James; Magdalena Hinterdobler
MunichDie verkaufte BrautNew production
Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Tomáš Hanus; David Bösch; Bavarian State Opera; Patrick Bannwart; Falko Herold; Anna El-Khashem; Helena Zubanovich
LeipzigSalome
Strauss R.: Salome
Ulf Schirmer; Aron Stiehl; Oper Leipzig; rosalie; Manuela Uhl; Elisabet Strid
MunichKarl V.New production
Krenek: Karl V.
Erik Nielsen; Carlus Padrissa; Bavarian State Opera; Lita Cabellut; Bo Skovhus; Okka von der Damerau
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On longing and abandonment: Spuck’s Winterreise premieres in Zurich
Christian Spuck, Zurich’s ballet director has crafted a new version of Hans Zender’s adaptation of Die Winterreise
Hamburg's Die Tote Stadt: excellent singing but muddled staging
Hamburg's revival of a 2015 production is a musical success, but the director's concepts are sometimes too dense to tell a straightforward story.
Are they all like that? Staatsoper Hamburg's new Così
Hamburg State Opera launches its new season with a visually overpowering but musically satisfying Così fan tutte.
Petrenko and a luxury cast grace Il trittico in Munich
Petrenko's Puccini is bracingly alert, filled with colour and has a romantic sweep that is utterly transporting.
Sparks fail to fly at the Staatsoper Berlin's new Macbeth
Anna Netrebko shines opposite Plácido Domingo in Harry Kupfer's uncertain new production.
House arrested: Janáček's last opera in Munich
The profusion of images and ideas in Frank Castorf's Bavarian Staatsoper production of From the House of the Dead threatens to rob Janáček's opera of its humanity.
Indomitable: Billy Budd in Frankfurt
Oper Frankfurt's revival of Richard Jones's production of Billy Budd with a homegrown cast is a devastating combination of powerful music and searing drama.
Performers
Bartnig, HellaBartz, BettinaBerger, SimonBlitt, ChristophBlum, JohannesBrunner, KathrinBrütting, InaDalferth, AnselmDemattio, CordulaDvořák, JanFasching, TanjaFrings, Hans-PeterGebauer, YvonneGeltinger, ChristianGerlach, IngoHahn, PatrickHegemann, CarlHintze, WernerHüsers, FrancisJanssens, ElkeJonigk, ThomasJurisch, Anna MariaKarlitschek, RainerKehr, Klaus-PeterKehr, Klaus-PeterKehren, GeorgKlügl, MichaelKrasting, MalteKuhn, KonradKühne, ElisabethKüster, MichaelLorber, RichardMecke, Ann-ChristineMeier-Dörzenbach, AlexanderMenne, DanielMeyer, BirgitMeyer-Herder, Franz-ErdmannPlank-Baldauf, ChristianePuhlmann, AlbrechtRoss, PeterSpahn, ClausStampfli, BenediktStenitzer, NikolausUbenauf, MalteWall, JohannaWarnemünde, JuliaWeber, DanielWinter, NeleZehelein, KlausZell, JaninaZippel, Heidide Yepes, Samantha