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Neuwirth: Monster’s Paradise
Johannes Kalitzke; Tobias Kratzer; Oper Graz; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Grazer Philharmoniker
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A less than grand Macabre opens Musikfest Berlin

Andrew Watts (Prince Go-Go) and Sarah Aristidou (Venus) in Le Grand Macabre © Berliner Festspiele, Foto: Fabian Schellhorn
A strong cast led by Sarah Aristidou and compelling conducting from Nicholas Collon are the highlights of the opening night of this year's Musikfest Berlin.
***11
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Vampires, Disney and Donald Trump: Monster’s Paradise in Hamburg

Monster's Paradise at Staatsoper Hamburg © Tanja Dorendorf
Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek take on Donald Trump in their latest operatic collaboration. 
****1
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Dorman’s Wahnfried receives its UK premiere at Longborough

Mark Le Brocq (Houston Chamberlain), Alexandra Lowe (Isolde Wagner), Andrew Watts (Siegfried Wagner) © Matthew Williams-Ellis
Longborough Festival Opera, built on Wagnerian foundations, stages the UK premiere of Avner Dorman’s ambitious cautionary tale about the Wagner clan and establishing the composer’s legacy. 
***11
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Waltzing masks and masquerades in Kosky’s new Fledermaus

Georg Nigl (Eisenstein), Katharina Konradi (Adele) and ensemble © Wilfried Hösl

Expect sequins and swinging chandeliers in the Australian director's new Fledermaus at the Bayerische Staatsoper. 

****1
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Lear in Munich: brilliant performance, but lifelessly staged

A superb cast of singers is let down by Christoph Marthaler's cold, stilted staging as Reimann's Lear returns to its birthplace.  
***11
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Jörg Widmann's Babylon revised for Staatsoper Berlin premiere

Widmann packs everything into Babylon – from classical arias to dissonant clusters, military marches, film music and a few chamber music moments.
****1
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