Performer: Klaus Florian Vogt

Under Alexander Soddy’s powerful conducting and Sir David McVicar’s dark, evocative staging, the Ring finds a searing conclusion, anchored by a powerful Brünnhilde from Camilla Nylund, as the world burns.

*****

An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Cameron Kelsall, 11 Oct

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Symphony Hall, Andris Nelsons returns to the work that opened the venue on 15th October 1900.

***11

Klaus Florian Vogt a successful Siegfried at La Scala

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Laura Servidei, 21 Jun

McVicar’s most successful Ring chapter yet: Siegfried convinces with beautiful imagery and a stellar cast, with Alexander Soddy at the baton.

****1

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

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Laura Servidei, 05 Feb

With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.

****1

Andris Nelsons conducts splendid Tannhäuser excerpts in Boston

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Ako Imamura, 04 Feb

Soloists Klaus Florian Vogt, Christian Gerhaher, Amber Wagner and Marina Prudenskaya star in Act 3 of Tannhäuser.

****1

From birth to death: Die Walküre gets some interesting plot twists

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Matthew Rye, 11 Aug

The plot thickens as "episode two" of Bayreuth's new Ring muddies the waters of Siegfried’s paternity and Wotan comes to regret his actions.

*****

Jam packed with new productions: Zurich Opera’s new season

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Bachtrack, 29 Mar

With ten new productions and a ballet world premiere, the 2023–24 season at Zurich is the opera gastronome’s delight.

Klaus Florian Vogt on the fascination of Wagner roles

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Elisabeth Schwarz, 31 May

As he awaits the swan to pull him into another new production, Klaus Florian Vogt reflects on Lohengrin and his other Wagner roles.