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Musikfest Bremen 2026 Review: L’isola disabitata

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(Photo: Nikolai Wolff) Franz Joseph Haydn’s “L’isola disabitata” (1779) runs for just eighty minutes, making it a uniquely compact chamber opera. The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century production at Oldenburg State Theater fully embraced this inherent brevity by adopting a minimal stage design. During the overture, a simple grey backdrop was manually raised, coming alive as lighting cues cast shifting {…}

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Staatstheater Meiningen 2025-26 Review: Didone abbandonata

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(Photo: Christina Iberl) The revival of Domenico Sarro’s “Didone abbandonata” (1724) at the Staatstheater Meiningen marks perhaps the first scenic production of this Neapolitan gem since its 1724 premiere in Naples.  While this staging offered a rare opportunity to witness Pietro Metastasio’s debut libretto in full staged form, there was a lingering sense that the interpretation was perhaps too cautious. {…}

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Dutch National Opera Academy 2023 Review: L’Isola Disabitata, Arianna a Naxos & What Price Confidence?

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(Photo: DNOA, Amare, Renout Bos) The Hague’s state-of-the-art Amare Arts complex recently hosted the Dutch National Opera Academy’s imaginative triple bill performed by its final-year students of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in partnership with the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. The main opera, Hadyn’s “L’Isola Disabitata,” was preceded by two short works: Krenek’s chamber opera “What Price Confidence?“ and “Arianna a Naxos,” {…}