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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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MunichLa Cenerentola

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

MunichSemele

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Handel: Semele
Leonardo García-Alarcón; Claus Guth; Bavarian State Opera; Michael Levine; Gesine Völlm; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Munich1. Akademiekonzert: Vladimir Jurowski

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Beethoven, Brahms
Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Vladimir Jurowski; Dame Mitsuko Uchida

MunichOf One Blood

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

MunichAriadne auf Naxos

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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Robin Ticciati; Robert Carsen; Bavarian State Opera; Peter Pabst; Falk Bauer; Manfred Voss; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichLucrezia Borgia

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Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Antonino Fogliani; Christof Loy; Bavarian State Opera; Henrik Ahr; Barbara Drosihn; Joachim Klein; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichSiegfriedNew production

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

MunichUn ballo in maschera

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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Marco Armiliato; Johannes Erath; Bavarian State Opera; Heike Scheele; Gesine Völlm; Joachim Klein; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Jones’ wicked Hänsel und Gretel returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper

Nikola Hillebrand (Gretel) and Rachael Wilson (Hänsel) © Geoffroy Schied
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

Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) © Wilfried Hösl (2023)
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

Giovanni Sala (Tamino) © Geoffroy Scheid

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

Markus Brück (Alberich), Yajie Zhang, Verity Wingate and Sarah Brady (Rhinemaidens) © Wilfried Hösl
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

Mattia Olivieri (Count Almaviva) and Louise Alder (Susanna) © Wilfried Hösl
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

Georg Nigl (Eisenstein), Katharina Konradi (Adele) and ensemble © Wilfried Hösl

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

Stuart Skelton (Tristan) © Wilfried Hösl
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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