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A noble case for civil disobedience
Even forty years after its world première in Rotterdam, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s new production of Philip Glass’s three-act opera in Basel has particularly timely relevance.
Péter Eötvös' Tri Sestri Receives Raucous Premiere at the Wiener Staatsoper
The applause and screams at the premiere were raucously frenetic – and while the hysteria seemed a bit exaggerated, an energetically positive reception was completely justified.
New York City Opera's Powder Her Face at BAM is a must-see
The chamber opera Powder Her Face has acquired a reputation as a “Don Giovanni for the Monica Lewinsky generation”, a tagline of which I was initially quite skeptical.
Blood on the Floor with the Oslo Philharmonic
Francis Bacon’s painting Blood on the Floor shows a splash of blood on a wooden floor, surrounded by orange walls with a light bulb and switch above it. This painting originally inspired Mark-Anthony Turnage to write this one-movement piece of the same name, commissioned by the Frankfurt-based Ensemble Modern in 1993 and premièred in 1994.
Ravel sauce Pixar : à Lyon, Bonas remet les pendules à L'Heure
La nouvelle production de L'Heure espagnole à l'Opéra de Lyon, magnifiquement portée par la vidéo, rend hommage à Ravel en même temps qu'au vaudeville, au music-hall et à la comédie musicale. Succès garanti !
