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MunichDie WalküreNew production
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Wagner: Die Walküre
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichMacbeth
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Verdi: Macbeth
Andrea Battistoni; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Werner Fritz; Reinhard Traub; 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
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
MunichNorma
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Bellini: Norma
Giacomo Sagripanti; Jürgen Rose; Bavarian State Opera; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichFestspiel-Liederabend Diana Damrau
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Schubert, Salmhofer
Diana Damrau; Helmut Deutsch; Andreas Schablas
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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
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.