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Hearts of gold: a gritty La fanciulla at Staatsoper Berlin
A superb musical foundation under Antonio Pappano forms the basis for a satisfying new Fanciulla del West at the Staatoper in Berlin.
La Cenerentola in Edinburgh: comic direction to savour
Herheim pulls us in unexpected directions, makes us laugh and makes us think as we enjoy fine Rossinian music and singing in Opéra de Lyon's production.
Between two worlds: Wozzeck in Düsseldorf
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.
Vinke’s smiling hero saves an otherwise sluggish Siegfried
Stefan Vinke was a convincing, petulant, pouty Siegfried in the third episode in Wagner's Ring cycle in Vienna.
Peter Schneider takes the Valkyries on a wild ride in Vienna
Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s minimalist staging brought the protagonists’ complicated psychological interaction into focus but to the detriment of Wagner’s myth and magic.
Die Walküre an der Wiener Staatsoper in Spitzenbesetzung
Pablo Heras-Casado, Michael Spyres, Camilla Nylund und Michael Volle sind wohl das beste, was dieser Walküre in den knapp mehr als 18 Jahren ihres Bestehens passiert ist.