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A spectacular Freischütz in Bregenz
At the Bregenz Festival, director Philpp Stölzl gives us a radical updating of the classic, with an interpretation many miles away from Weber.
Of Ice and Men: Intolleranza 1960 at the Komische Oper
Marking the beginning of a new artistic direction, the Komische Oper's new production of Nono's Intolleranza 1960 proves a success, with director Marco Štorman's deep rethinking of the theatre stage.
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.
A very palpable hit: Hamlet in Cologne
Brett Dean's operatic reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet receives its German premiere in a powerful new staging by the work's librettist Matthew Jocelyn.
Opera inside out: Ariadne auf Naxos
A well-sung revival of a witty and supremely theatrical production of Strauss’ operatic exposé.
Zeitgenössisches Meisterwerk: Alice in Wonderland von Unsuk Chin
Ein grandioses Gesangsensemble und fantasievolle Vertonungen beweisen, warum Unsuk Chins Oper zu den Meisterwerken der zeitgenössischen gehört.