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MunichUn ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Paolo Carignani; Johannes Erath; Bavarian State Opera; Heike Scheele; Gesine Völlm; Joseph Calleja; Vladislav Sulimsky
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All the world's a stage: Xerxes as a comedy of backstage rivalry
A revival of Stefan Herheim's production of Handel's Xerxes in Düsseldorf makes for a rip-roaring evening of theatrical comedy.
Baroque bawdiness at Komische Oper Berlin
With many costume changes, notably into a Sun-King with very prominent phalic sunburst, Houtzeel held centre-stage in the title role.
Fledermaus debuts at La Scala but misses some sparkle
The Temple of Opera has opened its doors to operetta. For the first time the Teatro alla Scala is staging Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus.
Local colour: Mathis der Maler in the Ruhr
Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen's new production of Hindemith's meditation on art and politics, Mathis der Maler, draws upon the Ruhr's modern art legacy.
Mixed success for Leipzig's futuristic Turandot
Balázs Kovalik's new dystopian Turandot is musically rousing but let down by a production that's more 1970s TV series than slick modern sci-fi.
Send in the clowns: Stefan Herheim’s Lulu in Copenhagen
Zombie clowns abound in Stefan Herheim's uncomfortably comical and upsetting Copenhagen production of Alban Berg's Lulu.
