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Aufstehen für die Kunst Launches Appeal with European Court of Human Rights Regarding COVID Closure of Bavarian Cultural Institutions

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The group Aufstehen für die Kunst has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the Bavarian Constitutional Court’s dismissal of a popular action concerning cultural closures during the coronavirus pandemic. The appeal, commissioned by the organization, lists Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Kevin Conners, Thomas Hengelbrock, and Anne-Sophie Mutter as plaintiffs. It was received by the ECHR on {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Siegfried

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(Photo Credit: Brescia e Amisano ©) This “Siegfried”… a popular musical in myth? Given the audience’s warmly animated reactions, as one witnessed upon attending various performances of its run, it would appear so. The lively, evocative melodic themes in this, the third of four operas of “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” are sustained by all the symbolic ingredients of a fairy {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Sidney Outlaw Tomasz Konieczny, Camilla Nylund, Carlos Álvarez & Piotr Beczała Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get a chance to see a new production of the Ring Cycle, a classic recording of a Verdi staple, and two solo albums. Here is a look at this week’s releases. Black Pierrot Lexicon Classics releases “Black Pierrot,” a {…}

News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Sara Jakubiak, Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, Marina Rebeka, Michael Volle & Camilla Nylund Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” featuring Alexander Roslavets, Sara Jakubiak, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Alexander Kravets, Valery Gilmanov, Yevgeny Akimov, Jirí Rajniš, Oleg Budaratskiy, Ekaterina Sannikova, Goderedzi Janelidze, Elena Maximova, Natalya Romaniw, Huanhong Li, and Vasyl Solodkyy. Riccardo Chailly conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Dec. {…}

News, Season Announcement

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Magdalena Kožená, Michael Volle, Anja Kampe, Serena Sáenz, Lisette Oropesa & Ludovic Tézier Lead Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s 2025-26 Season

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The Staatsoper Berlin has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Premieres Bertrand de Billy conducts Lydia Steier’s new production of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” The cast includes Pene Pati, Nina Minasyan, Julia Kleiter, Clara Nadeshdin, Roberto Tagliavini, and Ema Nikolovska. A second cast will include Benjamin Bernheim, Regina Koncz, Siobhan Stagg, Clara Nadeshdin, Alex Esposito, and Samantha Hankey. Pierre Dumoussaud conducts. Performance {…}

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Kate Lindsey, Vera-Lotte Boecker, Eleonora Buratto, Aušriné Stundyté, Anja Kampe, Juliana Grigoryan, René Barbera & Elbenita Kajtazi Headline Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2025-26 Season

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres  Robert Schumann’s “Das Paradies und die Peri” will be directed by Tobias Kratzer and conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and Felix Hornbachner. The work will star Vera-Lotte Boecker, Eliza Boom, Kady Evanyshyn, Kai Kluge, Annika Schlicht, Xavier Sabata, Eric Lunga Hallam, and Christoph Pohl. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Nov. 1, 2025 Glinka’s “Ruslan und Ljudmila” will be {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro alla Scala 2023-24 Review: Das Rheingold

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(Credits: Brescia e Amisano) This may be a Ring Cycle that will not make history, and Wagner’s monumental cycle has only just begun. As proposed by Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, the Prologue evening of “Das  Rheingold” displayed an almost complete lack of interesting, cohesive ideas concerning staging; somewhat complacent conducting; and shaky casting. This should serve as a warning of the {…}

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Christian Thielemann Withdraws from Teatro Alla Scala’s Ring Cycle

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Christian Thielemann has canceled his participation in the Teatro alla Scala’s upcoming “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The company said, “Maestro Christian Thielemann has announced that he will have to undergo tendon surgery in October, followed by five weeks of rehabilitation. The operation will force him to renounce all forthcoming engagements, including ‘Das Rheingold’ to be staged at La Scala from {…}