Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 31.10.2024. (ALL)
Tobias Kratzer’s Rheingold is a strong start to Munich’s new Ring
Antoine Lévy-Leboyer
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a Bach St Matthew Passion of great integrity in Munich
Germany Bach, Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion): Soloists, Augsburger Domsingknaben, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Herkulessaal, Munich, 26.9.2024. (ALL)
Hits and misses in Munich Bayerische Staatsoper’s new production of Tosca
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera / Andrea Battistoni (conductor). Nationaltheater Munich, 20.5.2024. (ALL)
Sir Simon Rattle celebrates the 75th anniversary of the BRSO with Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder
Germany Schoenberg, Gurre-Lieder: Soloists, MDR Chorus, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Bavarian Radio / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Isarphiharmonie, Munich, 19.4.2024. (ALL)
Bavarian State Opera’s new production of The Passenger
Germany Weinberg, The Passenger (Die Passagierin): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayerische Staatsoper / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 9.2.2024. (ALL)
Bayersiches Staatsoper’s underwhelming new production of Pique Dame in Munich
Germany Tchaikovsky, Pique Dame: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra des Bayerisches Staatsoper / Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 9.2.2024. (ALL)
Rattle conducts the Bayerisches Landesjugendorchester in Hindemith, Schoenberg and Mahler
Germany Hindemith, Schoenberg, Mahler: Tsotne Zedginidze (piano), Bayerisches Landesjugendorchester / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Herkulesaal, Munich, 28.1.2024. (ALL)
François-Xavier Roth discusses the music of Bernd Alois Zimmermann with Antoine Lévy-Leboyer
François-Xavier Roth, Musical Director of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, will conduct Die Soldaten the legendary opera by Bernd Alois Zimmermann, in Cologne, Hamburg, and Paris. He discusses this extraordinary yet still too little-known composer.
