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Venue: Nationaltheater, Munich

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AddressMax-Joseph-Platz 2
80539 Munich
Bavaria
Germany
ContainsRennert-Saal
Google maps48° 8' 22.464" N 11° 34' 47.064" E
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MunichTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Henrik Nánási; La Fura dels Baus; Bavarian State Opera; Roland Olbeter; Chu Uroz; Urs Schönebaum; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichCarmen

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Bizet: Carmen
Karel Mark Chichon; Lina Wertmüller; Bavarian State Opera; Enrico Job; Franco Marri; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichDie WalküreNew production

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Wagner: Die Walküre
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichOf One BloodNew production

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Dean: Of One Blood
Vladimir Jurowski; Claus Guth; Bavarian State Opera; Étienne Pluss; Ursula Kudrna; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Andrea Battistoni; La Fura dels Baus; Bavarian State Opera; Roland Olbeter; Chu Uroz; Urs Schönebaum; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichMacbeth

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Verdi: Macbeth
Andrea Battistoni; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Werner Fritz; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichLa Cenerentola

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Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Antonino Fogliani; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

MunichFidelio

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Beethoven: Fidelio
Yoel Gamzou; Calixto Bieito; Bavarian State Opera; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Jones’ wicked Hänsel und Gretel returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper

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Even without a gingerbread house, there’s enough wickedness in Richard Jones’ staging of Humperdinck’s opera for sweet tooths to savour.
****1
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No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich

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Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.
****1
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Everlasting Everding: another beautiful Munich Zauberflöte revival

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August Everding’s Magic Flute is revived in Munich with a solid cast for the enjoyment of all ages.

***11
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And they were the most divine gods: Das Rheingold in Munich

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Tobias Kratzer's prelude to this new Ring cycle exceeds all expectations and scores a musical-theatrical success.
*****
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All play and no work: an exuberant Figaro in Munich

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Evgeny Titov's new production is heavy on the jokes and light in substance, but delights anyway thanks to its high-class cast. 
****1
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Waltzing masks and masquerades in Kosky’s new Fledermaus

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Expect sequins and swinging chandeliers in the Australian director's new Fledermaus at the Bayerische Staatsoper. 

****1
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Beauty and courage in Tristan und Isolde in Munich

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Bayrischer Staatsoper’s revival of Warlikowski’s static production of Tristan und Isolde featured a sensational role debut of Elena Pankratova as Isolde.
****1
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Splendid performance of Parsifal amid Audi's bleakness in Munich

The Bayerische Staatsoper's revival of a controversial production containing Georg Baselitz’s artwork succeeds with strong musical performances led by veterans of Wagnerian operas.
****1
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