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A superb Orfeo ed Euridice opens the Salzburg Whitsun Festival
Gianluca Capuano and Les Musiciens du Prince open the Pfingstfestspiele with a bang in a profound interpretation of Gluck’s masterpiece, where Cecilia Bartoli shines in her debut as Orfeo.
A compelling Luisa Miller from Christof Loy at Glyndebourne
Christof Loy would seem to be the perfect director for Covid-era opera, his stripped back production of Verdi's rare middle period opera directed remotely from Austria.
Glorious ensembles in Dutch National Opera’s new Tannhäuser
Orchestra and chorus reach great Wagnerian heights in this new production by Christof Loy, a study of an artist in revolt against hypocritical sexual mores.
Zürich revives Loy's magnificently entertaining Alcina
This revival of Christof Loy's 2014 production of Alcina launched the New Year at Oper Zürich in magnificent fashion.
Loy's minimalist staging clarifies Khovanshchina in Amsterdam
Christof Loy’s minimalist staging for Khovanshchina at Dutch National Opera has the advantage of clarifying a reputedly fragmented plot.
Verdi's Falstaff given a playful make-over
After his final opera, Falstaff (1893), Verdi founded a home for retired musicians. Director Christof Loy related these two achievements by setting the opera in the nursing home...