Woolf and Pappano at the ROH

The Royal Opera House announced its plans for the the 2014/15 season this morning. On the dance side, there are enticing propositions from W...

Beyond the Fairytale

I have always loved Die Frau ohne Schatten , since the moment I first heard the Act II finale, 'Barak, ich hab' es nicht getan!'...

Brokeback Tristan

Charles Wuorinen's operatic adaptation of Brokeback Mountain opens tonight at the Teatro Real Madrid. The libretto is by Annie Proulx, ...

Ama Deus

Loved by God, he may have been, yet Mozart in turn imbues the lowlier characters within his operas with life and charm. Tributes to the prof...

A Life for Music

In 1949, shortly before Richard Strauss's death, a film crew arrived at the Villa Strauss in Garmisch. They were there to make a short d...

On the Edge of the Precipice

'Man is an abyss – you feel giddy when you look into it.' So Wozzeck tells us in the second act of Berg's 1925 opera. The same c...

Chailly to La Scala

Following the announcement earlier this year of the extension of Riccardo Chailly's contract with the Gewandhausorchester until 2020, i...