Germany Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 7.1.2024. (ALL)
Never a dull moment in Barrie Kosky’s new Munich production of Die Fledermaus
Antoine Lévy-Leboyer
Bayerische Staatsoper’s new bawdy slapstick production of Le nozze di Figaro
Germany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Stefano Montanari (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 30.11.2023. (ALL)
Can the Swiss tango? Ástor Piazolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires in Geneva
Switzerland Piazzolla, María de Buenos Aires: Soloists, Cercle Bach de Genève, Chorus and Orchestra of the Haute École de Musique de Genève / Facundo Agudin (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Genève, 27.10.2023. (ALL)
Kirill Petrenko’s unsentimental reading of Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand
Germany Mahler: Staatschor Latvija, Tölzer Knabenchor, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayerisches Staatsoper / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 8.10.2023. (ALL)
Sir Simon Rattle premieres Jolas and treats the Munich audience to Mahler
Germany Jolas, Mahler: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Isar Philharmonie, Munich, 28.9.2023. (ALL)
Sir Simon Rattle opens his Munich tenure with a radiant rendering of Haydn’s Creation
Germany Haydn, The Creation (Die Schöpfung): Lucy Crowe (soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Chorus of Bavarian Radio (chorus master: Peter Dijkstra), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Herkulesaal, Munich, 21.9.2023. (ALL)
A musically excellent Hamlet opens the 2023 Munich Opera Festival
Germany Brett Dean, Hamlet: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 25.6.2023. (ALL)
Daniele Rustioni conducts Munich’s ‘clever’ new production of Aida
Germany Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 15.5.2023. (ALL)
