Erich Wolfgang Korngold regarded Das Wunder der Heliane as his greatest work b...Erich Wolfgang Korngold regarded Das Wunder der Heliane as his greatest work but the opera has been neglected since it s premiere in 1927. This 2018 production from the Deutsche Oper Berlin features the American soprano Sara Jakubiak as Heliane and...more
Hindemith conceived Mathis der Maler his opera in seven tableaux as a reimagin...Hindemith conceived Mathis der Maler his opera in seven tableaux as a reimagining of Matthias Grünewald s Isenheim Altarpiece a depiction of Christ s intense suffering and crucifixion. Set during the turbulence of the German Peasants revolt in the...more
Based on Oscar Wilde s story The Birthday of the Infanta Zemlinsky s single-ac...Based on Oscar Wilde s story The Birthday of the Infanta Zemlinsky s single-act opera Der Zwerg is the tragic tale of a dwarf who is presented at court falls in love with the beautiful Donna Clara but is ultimately forced to see himself as others...more
Franz Schreker s career was cut short by the events of 1933 in Germany but he ...Franz Schreker s career was cut short by the events of 1933 in Germany but he achieved real fame with his operas; and the huge success of Der Schatzgräber ( The Treasure Hunter ) in the 1920s was the high point of his career. In a complex and...more
Christian Räth s inspired staging of Der Freischütz Weber s seminal Romantic...Christian Räth s inspired staging of Der Freischütz Weber s seminal Romantic opera at the Haus am Ring stands out due to the bold set and costume design by Gary McCann. It was a festival of singers that the young conductor Tomas Netopil...more
Giuseppe Saverio Mercadante was a contemporary of Donizetti and Rossini and hi...Giuseppe Saverio Mercadante was a contemporary of Donizetti and Rossini and his prolific output of operas proved influential in founding dramatic techniques that were taken on by Verdi. Set in the ancient and besieged city of Carthage Didone...more
Based on real events and drawing on Georg Büchner s revolutionary play Alban ...Based on real events and drawing on Georg Büchner s revolutionary play Alban Berg s Wozzeck turns a grimly tragic narrative of violence and murder into one of the most powerful and original operas of the 20th century. Berg s uncompromising...more
The famous traditional Chinese tale of La Fresque ( The Painting on the Wall )...The famous traditional Chinese tale of La Fresque ( The Painting on the Wall ) tells of two travellers who take shelter at a small temple one of whom becomes so enraptured by the image of a beautiful girl in a fresco that he is transported into...more
The plot of Gounod s opera La Nonne sanglante ( The Bleeding Nun ) is drawn fr...The plot of Gounod s opera La Nonne sanglante ( The Bleeding Nun ) is drawn from Matthew Lewis s once famous 1796 novel The Monk. The subject is a Gothic melodrama featuring warring families two lovers and the vengeful spectre of the Nun to which...more