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An arthouse staging for Messiaen's testament of beauty in Geneva
Installation art sounds a dissonant note with the sublime harmony of Saint François d’Assise in Adel Abdessemed's creation at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
An intense Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher in Amsterdam
Stéphane Denève and the RCO gave a powerful, meticulously prepared performance of Honegger’s dramatic oratorio about Joan of Arc.
Vaudeville and validation in Ravel double bill
In the nearby city of Winterthur, Zurich’s fine International Opera Studio (IOS) recently premiered two short operas by Maurice Ravel, a flashy L’Heure espagnole and a lyrical L’Enfant et les sortilèges.
A sizzling myth of matricide
In the hands of director Hans Neuenfels, the Swiss première of Manfred Trojahn’s Orest was widely anticipated for its “splashes of gore and commensurate splatters of sound”.
A disconcerting Entführung in Zurich
In David Hermann's new production, confusion reigns, but the performance is saved by the singing.
À Montpellier, La Flûte enchante petits et grands
La mise en scène d'Anna Bernreitner place l'opéra mozartien dans un univers de bande dessinée et de dessin animé qui rend l'ouvrage passionnant pour les novices comme pour les inconditionnels de La Flûte.