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Straussian pastoral: Daphne at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Vera-Lotte Boecker (Daphne) © Monika Rittershaus
Romeo Castellucci's new production of Daphne for the Staatsoper reflects on our relationship with nature, subverting the perspective of Richard Strauss' opera.
***11
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To die in order to live: Castellucci's Resurrection

Following his Requiem at the 2019 Aix Festival, Romeo Castellucci surprises us with the purity and humility of his Mahler Second, conducted remarkably by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
****1
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A hole in the heart: Salzburg Festival’s new Don Giovanni

The pairing of controversial director and bad-boy conductor brings some thrills but the Salzburg Festival's new Don Giovanni proves disappointingly uninvolving. 
***11
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Barocktage opens with a murder: Scarlatti’s Il primo omicidio

Romeo Castellucci’s inspiring and spiritual production lands in Berlin, with a superb cast of Baroque specialists and the B’Rock Orchestra under the baton of René Jacobs.
****1
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À Aix, un Requiem entre danse des vivants et prière universelle

Le Requiem mis en scène par Romeo Castellucci à Aix-en-Provence © Monika Rittershaus
Le retour de la production du chef-d'œuvre de Mozart mis en scène par Romeo Castellucci et dirigé par Raphaël Pichon marque toujours autant les esprits.
*****
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Requiem de Mozart dominado por lo visual a cargo de Castellucci

Propuesta escénica de Romeo Castellucci para el Requiem de Mozart © David Ruano | Gran Teatre del Liceu
Romeo Castellucci firma esta producción y capitanea una escenificación potente, incisiva, aunque poco emocional donde la archiconocida misa de difuntos transmuta a un canto por la celebración de la vida.
***11
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ParisMoses and Aron

© Bernd Uhlig
Schoenberg: Moses and Aron
Philippe Jordan; Romeo Castellucci; Opéra national de Paris; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris