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Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg
Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.
Thomas Hampson gives an outstanding recital in Schubert Week
Thomas Hampson and Wolfram Rieger perform a selection of Lieder by Schubert and others during Schubert Week in Berlin.
A consummate storyteller: Thomas Hampson sings Schubert
A whole week dedicated to Schubert Lieder at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, kicks off with a recital with ambitious repertoire.
Hampson and Rieger in songs of love and loss
Attention to delivery, effective interpretation and intelligent programming is what make the duo such a consistently beloved force in concert.
Luca Pisaroni: Evolution of the Lied
Bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, in splendid voice and with great eloquence, traces the development of the Lied from Mozart to Schubert at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam.
Harteros and Rieger breeze through a “Solistenabend" of Wolf and Strauss at the Staatsoper
The duo toss off three encores before breezing off into the night, sending their audience off to their beds, already completely and utterly satisfied.