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ChicagoDas Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Sir Andrew Davis; David Pountney; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Johan Engels; Marie-Jeanne Lecca; Eric Owens; TBC
ChicagoDie Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Sir Andrew Davis; David Pountney; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Johan Engels; Marie-Jeanne Lecca; Brandon Jovanovich; Stephen Milling
ChicagoGötterdämmerung
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Sir Andrew Davis; David Pountney; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Johan Engels; Marie-Jeanne Lecca; Burkhard Fritz; Christine Goerke
BerlinParsifal
Wagner: Parsifal
Donald Runnicles; Philipp Stölzl; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Conrad Moritz Reinhardt; Kathi Maurer; Sir Simon Keenlyside; Derek Welton
BerlinDie BassaridenNew production
Henze: The Bassarids
Vladimir Jurowski; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Katrin Lea Tag; Tanja Ariane Baumgartner; Margarita Nekrasova
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Nocturnal orgies versus controlled reason
Sophisticated interpretation of The Bassarids by Hans Werner Henze at the Komische Oper Berlin
Words or music? Collaboration or resistance? A new Capriccio in Frankfurt
Camilla Nylund’s rich, ample voice bloomed in the glorious setting of the sonnet, cosseted by burnished horn playing, in Strauss' unsurpassed operatic farewell to the soprano voice.
On the Rake: Stravinsky at Oper Frankfurt
A largely newly cast revival of The Rake's Progress takes a while to catch fire, but when it does the results are devilishly good.
A gloriously sung Rheingold at Lyric Opera
In spite of some questionable staging, Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its Ring cycle on a strong note with a stellar cast, notably featuring Eric Owens’ role debut as Wotan.
Prom 46: Wise men bearing gifts
An opportunity for the human voice to shine in works by Mahler and Mozart, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov, with an opening work by Gérard Grisey.
