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Everything You Need To Know About the Komische Oper Berlin 2017-18 Season

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The Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2017-18 season with a number of revivals and new productions. New Productions  The season will open with Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” with Dominik Königer and Jonathan McGovern as Pelléas and Nadja Mchantaf as Mélisande. The production will be directed by Barry Kosky. Stefan Cifolelli leads the ensemble cast in Phillip Glass’s monumental opera {…}

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Bayreuth Festival 2023 Review: Der Ring des Nibelungen

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(Photo: © Enrico Nawrath) As the final cycle of Bayreuth’s 2023 “Ring des Nibelungen” came to a close, the air remained electric with the sounds of Wagner’s apocalyptic horns and the swirling raptures of the Rhine. Camps came away divided into those either outraged or captivated by director Valentin Schwarz‘s reinvention of the Walsung’s messy journey into oblivion. To be {…}

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Max Emanuel Cencic, Nino Machaidze, Franco Fagioli, Karine Deshayes, Jacquelyn Wagner Headline Theater an der Wien’s 2022-23 Season

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The Musik Theater an der Wien has unveiled its 2022-23 season. It all kicks off with “La Liberazione” by Francesca Caccini. The work will be conducted by Clemens Flick and directed by Ilaria Lanzino. Sara Gouzy, Luciana Mancini, Kresimir Strazanac, Jerilyn Cohou, and Bernarda Klinar headline the cast. Performance Dates: Oct. 10 – 21, 2022 Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of January 8: Luca Pisaroni & Fritz Wunderlich Dominate New Releases

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This week the first releases of 2018 will finally land in stores. Among those showcased are rarities and one masterpiece. Here is a look! “Le Nozze di Figaro” Luca Pisaroni stars as Figaro in a new DVD of Mozart’s masterpiece. The production from the Theatre des Champs-Elysees also stars Pietro Spagnoli as Count Almaviva, Annette Dasch as La Contessa, and Rosemary {…}