Performer: Corby Welch

What's a director to do while we wait for technology to catch up with the complexities of the human condition?

Stefan Herheim's eagerly awaited production of Berg's Wozzeck distances us from the emotional heart of the tragedy by portraying the story as a hallucinatory death-room experience.

A well-sung revival of a witty and supremely theatrical production of Strauss’ operatic exposé.

Dmitry Bertman's simple, stylish production of Rimsky-Korsakov's final opera finds a more recent satirical target. 

Bolcom’s McTeague, a two-act opera based on the 1899 novel McTeague: A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris, is warmly received at its European première with the Landtheater Linz. 

À la tête des forces associées de l'Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie et du Belgian National Orchestra, le chef évite l'écueil d'une flamboyance superficielle dans cette œuvre aux effectifs monumentaux.