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MunichDer fliegende Holländer
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Daniele Rustioni; Peter Konwitschny; Bavarian State Opera; Johannes Leiacker; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
ParisDas Rheingold
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Gianandrea Noseda; Orchester der Oper Zürich; Michael Volle; Klaus Florian Vogt; Christopher Purves
ParisDie Walküre
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Wagner: Die Walküre
Gianandrea Noseda; Orchester der Oper Zürich; Klaus Florian Vogt; Mika Kares; Michael Volle
ParisSiegfried
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Wagner: Siegfried
Gianandrea Noseda; Orchester der Oper Zürich; Klaus Florian Vogt; Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke; Michael Volle
MunichMunktell, Strauss, Mendelssohn
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Munktell, Strauss R., Mendelssohn
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada; Xenia Puskarz Thomas; Mauro Peter; Michael Volle; Munich Philharmonic Choir
ViennaIl Trittico
Puccini
Lorenzo Viotti; Tatjana Gürbaca; Vienna State Opera; Henrik Ahr; Silke Willrett; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Chilly brilliance from Salonen at the Salzburg Festival
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The Vienna Philharmonic's first concert at this year's Salzburg Festival pairs Oedipus Rex with the Symphonie fantastique, with Esa-Pekka Salonen stepping in for Lorenzo Viotti.
Decadence and decay: Asmik Grigorian leads a sensational Salome
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Even locked behind a music stand, like a caged panther in a sleek black gown, Grigorian’s Salome bristles with dramatic energy in Barbican concert performance of Strauss’ “scherzo with a fatal conclusion”.
Klaus Florian Vogt a successful Siegfried at La Scala
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McVicar’s most successful Ring chapter yet: Siegfried convinces with beautiful imagery and a stellar cast, with Alexander Soddy at the baton.
Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast
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With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.
Metropolitan Opera revives a cartoonish Frau ohne Schatten
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Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's ode to humanity, returning after an eleven-year absence, suffers from generalized acting and inconsistent musical values.
A new Ring in Milan! Das Rheingold shines at La Scala
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La Scala presents a new production of Richard Wagner's masterpiece by David McVicar with a superb cast under the considerate baton of Simone Young.
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Crafting magic on the opera stage: Barrie Kosky
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In this first part of a two part interview, one of the world's most acclaimed opera directors explains his craft: why it starts and ends with the music.