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Ariadne in Rome: David Hermann’s Strauss staging highlights contrasts
In an opera rarely staged in Italy, David Hermann skilfully masters the metatheatrical challenges posed by the libretto to Ariadne auf Naxos.
Thalheimer’s directs a static new Berlin Tristan und Isolde
At the start of his farewell to Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sir Donald Runnicles shines with his orchestra, supplying the passion and tension withheld in Michael Thalheimer’s production.
Burlicchete, burlacchete, brignocchete, cucù: Il mondo della luna
A successful, psychedelic production of Haydn’s masterpiece is presented with a cast of young, talented singers from the International Opera Studio in Zurich, for an evening of fun in Winterthur.
A miraculous Ariadne auf Naxos in Dresden
Christian Thielemann led a memorable performance of Strauss's chamber opera Ariadne auf Naxos with a strong cast in a new straightforward production by David Hermann.
Troy Story: Les troyens in Hamburg
A musically strong revival of an austere production still leaves one feeling short-changed.
Less is moor: a powerful, minimalist Otello in Düsseldorf
A fascinating, psychologically penetrating reading of Verdi’s penultimate opera, performed to the highest standards, promises much for the new season at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.