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ViennaA Suite of Dances
Glass, Stravinsky, Bach, Chopin
Jerome Robbins; George Balanchine; Vienna State Ballet; Benjamin Pope; Ben Benson; Ronald Bates
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Tomáš Hanus; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Vienna State Opera; Maria Danilova; Gleb Filshtinsky; Elena Zaytseva
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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Asher Fisch; Sir David McVicar; Vienna State Opera; Charles Edwards; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Ermonela Jaho
ViennaTänze, Bilder, Sinfonien
Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich
George Balanchine; Alexei Ratmansky; Martin Schläpfer; Vienna State Ballet; Robert Reimer; Adeline André; Mark Stanley; Thomas Ziegler
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Gounod: Faust
Bertrand de Billy; Frank Castorf; Vienna State Opera; Aleksandar Denić; Adriana Braga Peretzki; Lothar Baumgarte; Martin Andersson
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Verdi: Nabucco
Paolo Carignani; Günter Krämer; Vienna State Opera; Petra Buchholz; Falk Bauer; Manfred Voss
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Bizet: Carmen
Omer Meir Wellber; Calixto Bieito; Vienna State Opera; Alfons Flores; Mercè Paloma; Alberto Rodríguez Vega; Vera-Lotte Boecker
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Martin Schläpfer; Marco Goecke; George Balanchine; Vienna State Ballet; Susanne Bisovsky; Robert Eisenstein; Thomas Mika
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Rothko meets Rococo in the Staatsoper's new Il barbiere di Siviglia
A bit too much buffo and scenic sensory overload mar the otherwise new enjoyable Il barbiere di Siviglia in Vienna.
Emojis instead of emotions in Simon Stone's Traviata in Vienna
Pretty Yende, Frédéric Antoun and Ludovic Tézier star in Stone’s production at the Wiener Staatsoper, where the orchestra did its magic under the baton of Nicola Luisotti.
Vienna's “Lohengrin in Lederhosen” redeemed by musical performances
The performance of Wagner’s Lohengrin transcends Andreas Homoki's curious staging, redeemed by vocal and orchestral performances that shine in their nuanced artistry.
Baroque modernity: Jan Lauwers’ Poppea at the Wiener Staatsoper
Kate Lindsey’s voice is luminous, effortlessly regulated in every register, and intertwined magically with the gleaming soprano of Slávka Zámečníková, a very special new jewel in the Staatsoper ensemble who is every inch a star.
Gounod in the Time of Corona: Frank Castorf's many-layered Faust
Faust and Méphistophélès pal around like buddies in Castorf's multi-media staging, the devil here less diabolical and more anarchistic party-boy.
Jailbird Parsifal: stellar cast transcends a problematic staging
Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov relives his own arrest in 2017 in his new production of Wagner's Bühnenweihfestspiel at the Wiener Staatsoper.
Tosca aeterna: Anna Netrebko commands attention in Vienna
The Russian diva makes her Vienna role debut in Margarethe Wallmann's classic 1958 production.
Mahler, live: Martin Schläpfer takes the helm in Vienna
Considering the very abrupt transition to dance-on-film that most companies are contending with today, Mahler, live chooses to examine the beginnings of this genre.