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MunichFaustNew production
Gounod: Faust
Nathalie Stutzmann; Lotte de Beer; Bavarian State Opera; Christof Hetzer; Jorine van Beek; Benedikt Zehm; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichSalome
Strauss R.: Salome
Thomas Guggeis; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Bavarian State Opera; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichRigolettoNew production
Verdi: Rigoletto
Maurizio Benini; Barbara Wysocka; Bavarian State Opera; Barbara Hanicka; Julia Kornacka; Marc Heinz; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichFidelio
Beethoven: Fidelio
Yoel Gamzou; Calixto Bieito; Bavarian State Opera; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichElektra
Strauss R.: Elektra
Vladimir Jurowski; Herbert Wernicke; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichParsifal
Wagner: Parsifal
Sebastian Weigle; Pierre Audi; Bavarian State Opera; Georg Baselitz; Florence von Gerkan; Urs Schöenbaum; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Marco Armiliato; Kornél Mundruczó; Bavarian State Opera; Monika Pormale; Felice Ross; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichMacbeth
Verdi: Macbeth
Andrea Battistoni; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Werner Fritz; 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Splendid performance of Parsifal amid Audi's bleakness in Munich
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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.