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The Opera Quartet for the 2026/27 Season (in German only). Play along with this season’s singers, conductors, and directors. Connect[…]
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“The Flying Dutchman” in Bayreuth
Mr H.’s campaign of revenge is now entering its fifth year: Dmitri Tcherniakov’s consistently ‘ship-free’ interpretation of *The Flying Dutchman*[…]
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“Walküre” in Bayreuth
After *Die Walküre*, the AI is booed. It would be amusing if it could react to something like that too,[…]
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“Rheingold” in Bayreuth
AI is dead, long live humanity: Following *Rheingold*, the initial reaction is one of disappointment, though for many this may[…]
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“Rienzi” in Bayreuth
Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka present a cleverly conceived *Rienzi*, which ultimately runs out of steam due to the director’s[…]
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“Norma” in Berlin
Bel canto fascism at the Lindenoper: in Berlin, Vasily Barkhatov presents a “Norma” set against a backdrop of Italian pottery[…]
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“Die tote Stadt” in Hanover
106 years after its original premiere, the State Opera in Hanover is staging Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s ‚Die tote Stadt‘ for[…]
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“Rheingold” in Prague
Of love and power at the World Tree: Sláva Daubnerová portrays the journey from beginning to end, from Alpha to[…]
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“Nureyev” in Berlin
Diva: Kirill Serebrennikov and Yuri Possokhov are staging their production – banned from Moscow – about the star dancer Rudolf[…]
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“Pentheselia” in Hanover
Kisses, bites, dissected passions: German premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s ‘Penthesilea’ at the Hanover State Opera. Pascal Dusapin’s music at the[…]
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“Walküre” in Halberstadt
Down-to-earth and mediating: the Harztheater presents a ‘Valkyrie’ that captivates its audience and brings Wagner’s world drama out of the[…]
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“Violanta” in Berlin
On the spiral of pleasure to self-awareness: The Deutsche Oper Berlin has made a name for itself with works from[…]
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“Ruslan and Ljudmila” in Hamburg
A whole new fairy tale: the future Bayreuth Rienzi directors Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka tell Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila[…]
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“Salomé” in Wrocław
Psychogram of an Abused Woman: The Wrocław Opera presents a Salome full of intense sonic and visual splendour, revealing abysses[…]
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“Paradise and the Peri” in Hamburg
You must pass through three crises: Tobias Kratzer presents Robert Schumann’s angelic Peri on a most dedicated mission towards paradise[…]
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“Lohengrin” in Hanover
My Dear Swan: In Hanover, Richard Brunel presents a bird-laden Lohengrin of remarkable depth and complexity, offering the most comprehensive[…]
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“Tannhäuser” in Magdeburg
Psychological Portrait and Church Critique: Adele Thomas presents a successful and compelling interpretation of Tannhäuser in her Wagner debut at[…]
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