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Verdi: Aida
Daniele Rustioni; Damiano Michieletto; Bavarian State Opera; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
Johannes Debus; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Bavarian State Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Barrie Kosky; Bavarian State Opera; Michael Levine; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Dean: Hamlet
Vladimir Jurowski; Neil Armfield; Bavarian State Opera; Ralph Myers; Alice Babidge; Jon Clark; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Verdi: Otello
Myung-whun Chung; Amélie Niermeyer; Bavarian State Opera; Christian Schmidt; Annelies Vanlaere; Olaf Winter; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Prokofiev: War and Peace
Vladimir Jurowski; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Bavarian State Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Verdi: Aida
Daniele Rustioni; Damiano Michieletto; Bavarian State Opera; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Beauty and courage in Tristan und Isolde in Munich
Bayrischer Staatsoper’s revival of Warlikowski’s static production of Tristan und Isolde featured a sensational role debut of Elena Pankratova as Isolde.
Splendid performance of Parsifal amid Audi's bleakness in Munich
The Bayerische Staatsoper's revival of a controversial production containing Georg Baselitz’s artwork succeeds with strong musical performances led by veterans of Wagnerian operas.
Super stars: musical riches in Munich's new Tristan und Isolde
The Bayerische Staatsoper's new Tristan und Isolde, featuring two stellar role debuts, is scenically disappointing but musically superb.
Beautiful Sing, but no Spiel: an unusual Munich Entführung
Ivor Bolton leads the Bayerische Staatsorchester in a delightful musical rendition of Mozart’s masterpiece, with a great performance by Pavol Breslik as Belmonte.
Puccini’s Il trittico: a successful revival in Munich
Ermonela Jaho steals the scene as Suor Angelica in a very successful revival of Lotte de Beer’s production.
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.