In 2026 the Münchener Biennale celebrates its 20th edition. This article only includes classical vocal works being presented. Nontobeko Bhengu, Florian Stern, and Julien Horbatuk star in Zara Ali’s “Codeborn.” Florentine Klepper and Deva Schubert serve as stage directors. Hansjörg Sofka conducts Ensemble Phace. Performance Dates: May 8-10, 2026 “V01CES//B0D1EZ” is a new work by Piyawat Louilarpprasert that honors Hans {…}
(Photo: Birgit Gufler) As many countries around the world lose contact with their national histories, Russia still allows its long tentacles to press forward into the present. Its distinctive institutions, including the political and the religious, as well as its artistic, musical, literary and traditional folk cultures have, deliberately or otherwise, maintained close connections with their historical roots, making them {…}
(Photo: Birgit Gufler) In December 1900 the HMS Hesperus weighed anchor close to a group of small rocky outcrops known as the Flannan Islands, situated in the Outer Hebrides. It was reacting to a report from a passing ship that the island’s lighthouse was not shining its light. Receiving no signal from the lighthouse, the captain of the Hesperus sent {…}