How To Watch Salzburg’s ‘Wozzeck’

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For audiences anticipating the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming 2019-20 production of Berg’s “Wozzeck,” they are in luck as Medici.tv and the Salzburg Festival are teaming to present it. On August 27, the opera will be streamed through Medici.TV allowing audiences around the world to see the acclaimed production by William Kentridge. The opera, which premiered on August 8, scored rave reviews {…}

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Critics Praise for Kentridge’s Gruesome Production for ‘Wozzeck’ at Salzburg Festival 2017

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Following its opening at Austria’s Salzburg Festival, William Kentridge’s production of Wozzeck will be coming to the Metropolitan Opera in 2019. And by the looks of it, Met audiences are primed for a major treat. Shirley Apthorp of Financial Times describes the artistic direction of Kentridge’s Wozzeck as “grim sketches and animations, a return to his earlier medium of charcoal {…}

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Musiktheater im Revier Announces 2026-27 Season

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(Photo credit: MiR) Musiktheater im Revier announces its first season under Frank Hilbrich as its General Director. The season opens with the world premiere of Jan Dvorak’s “Blue,” directed by Thomas Fiedler. Performance Dates: Sept. 19 – Oct. 3, 2026 Berg’s “Wozzeck” is conducted by John Warner and directed by Ilaria Lanzino. Performance Dates: Sept. 27, 2026 – Feb. 25, {…}

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Tiroler Festspiele Erl Announces Cast Changes for Summer Season

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The Tiroler Festspiele Erl has announced cast changes for its 2026 season. The company said that “It is with great regret that Sinéad Campbell Wallace has had to withdraw from the Opening Concert and from ‘Der fliegende Holländer’ for health reasons. As a result, at the Opening Concert on July 2, Lidia Fridman will perform the soprano part in the {…}

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Daniel Schmutzhard Joins IMG Artists for General Management

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Austrian baritone Daniel Schmutzhard has joined IMG Artists’ roster for general management. Schmutzhard will be represented by Artist Manager Andrew Owens and Senior Vice President Sam Snook. In a statement, Owens said, “I’m so excited to work with Daniel. I first became acquainted with him when I moved to Vienna in 2012 and was able to witness a number of {…}

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Obituary: British-Ukrainian Bass-Baritone Pavlo Hunka Dies at 67

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On May 5, British-Ukrainian bass-baritone Pavlo Hunka died at the age of 67. Born in England to a Ukrainian father and an English mother on April 7, 1959, Hunka qualified as a linguist and practiced as a lawyer in the UK before changing to a singing career. He first began vocal studies at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music and {…}

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Royal Ballet & Opera 2025-26 Review: Peter Grimes

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(Photo: ©2026 Tristram Kenton) If you have ever visited to the Suffolk seaside town of Aldeburgh, where Benjamin Britten lived, and which inspired his 1945 opera “Peter Grimes” – based on George Crabbe’s poem “The Borough” – then you will surely remember the remarkable views from the sea front: vast, empty skies, sunlight blazing on the water like a purifying {…}

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Jeanine De Bique, Asmik Grigorian, Kangmin Justin Kim, Gaëlle Arquez, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Susan Bullock, Clémentine Margaine & Kate Lindsey Lead La Monnaie/De Munt’s 2026-27 Season

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La Monnaie/De Munt has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Jeanine de Bique, Kseniia Proshina, Ismael Jordi and Airam Hernandez star in Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” with Florence Losseau, Travon D. Walker, and Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev. Valentina Peleggi conducts the production by Julia Burbach. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 17,, 2026 Alain Altinoglu conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” in a production by Christophe Coppens. Scott {…}

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Domenico Muti Resigns from Position at Teatro La Fenice

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Domenico Muti, an art administrator and the son of conductor Riccardo Muti, has announce the termination of his three-year contract as advisor to the Teatro La Fenice. In a letter to director of the Teatro La Fenice, Nicola Colabianchi, Muti said, “Unfortunately, the climate that has been created does not allow me to continue my work with the necessary composure. {…}

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How To Watch Salzburg’s ‘Wozzeck’

Critics Praise for Kentridge’s Gruesome Production for ‘Wozzeck’ at Salzburg Festival 2017

Musiktheater im Revier Announces 2026-27 Season

Tiroler Festspiele Erl Announces Cast Changes for Summer Season

Daniel Schmutzhard Joins IMG Artists for General Management

Obituary: British-Ukrainian Bass-Baritone Pavlo Hunka Dies at 67

Royal Ballet & Opera 2025-26 Review: Peter Grimes

Jeanine De Bique, Asmik Grigorian, Kangmin Justin Kim, Gaëlle Arquez, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Susan Bullock, Clémentine Margaine & Kate Lindsey Lead La Monnaie/De Munt’s 2026-27 Season

Domenico Muti Resigns from Position at Teatro La Fenice