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Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Simone Young; Christoph Marthaler; Opéra national de Paris; Aliisa Neige Barrière; Anna Viebrock; Olaf Winter
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Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen
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Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.
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.
From femme fatale to angel: Lulu in Hamburg
An uncompromising approach to the unfinished score of Berg's opera results in a compelling musical and dramatic interpretation.
Tics and tricks à la Marthaler
Theatre director Christoph Marthaler is renowned – if notorious – for his “off the wall” productions and adherence to bad boy antics. This Viaggio was no exception.
King Size: A bewildering bed of roses
Christoph Marthaler's eagerly-anticipated UK debut at the Royal Opera House makes for a confusing first date – but we still leave wanting a second.
The (Surrealist) Tales of Hoffmann
With this mesmerising version of Les contes d'Hoffmann, Marthaler has proved (as Offenbach did more than one century ago) that it is possible to love Romanticism through its satire.