The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb 2025–26 Review: Tannhäuser

(Photo credit: Mara Bratoš / HNK Zagreb) According to a diary entry by Richard Wagner’s wife Cosima, in January 1883 – three weeks before his death – the composer thought he still owed his “Tannhäuser” to the world. To his mind, this “große romantische Oper,” first performed in Dresden in 1845, had never acquired a definitive form. The Croatian National {…}

Mar 20, 2022

National Opera in Ljubljana Forbids Use of Ukrainian Flag in ‘Faust’ Production

Slovenia’s National Opera in Ljubljana banned the use of the Ukrainian flag in a recent production of “Faust.” Belgian director Frank Van Laecke went public on Thursday, March 17, 2022 and expressed his discontent noting that the opera house forbade him to display little Ukrainian flags in his “Faust” production. After the premiere, the director took the stage to thank {…}