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The early flowering of opera: a fragrant L’Orfeo at Schwetzingen
Markus Bothe’s Botticelli-inspired production fuses tableau vivant aesthetics with Jörg Halubek’s surgical musical precision, offering a peerless, vivid tribute to the fragrant dawn of opera.
“Auf nach Mahagonny" in Mannheim!
A modern Mahagonny rises and falls in Mannheim, brought to life by a great cast of singer-actors and a conductor (Benjamin Reiners) and orchestra who celebrate Weill's catchy score.
Polished Mahagonny: Weill and Brecht's satire remains as relevant as ever
Nationaltheater Mannheim's new production of Brecht and Weill's collaboration is a true company achievement and a thrilling evening of music and theatre.
Der Golem: ecstatic première in Mannheim
The première of Bernhard Langs *Der Golem* leads through a frenzied night of occult stories.
Triumph out of tragedy: The Bassarids in Mannheim
Henze's operatic magnum opus is thrillingly brought to life in the National Theatre's new production.
Schrekers Schmied von Gent: burlesker Opernschwank in bunten Bildern
In Mannheim wurde Franz Schrekers selten gespielte Oper temporeich, bunt und mit Witz unterhaltsam auf die Bühne gebracht. Störend war nur die penetrante Überschreibung mit dem Problem des belgischen Kolonialismus, was für die Interpretation des Stücks wenig hergibt.