Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra / Patrick Lange (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 3.7.2021. (JMI)
Das Rheingold revival in Munich: sometimes pleasing but rather an uneven performance
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Miroslav Srnka’s Singularity premieres in Munich
Germany Miroslav Srnka, Singularity: Soloists, Klangforum Wien / Patrick Hahn (conductor). Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, 7.6.2021 (ALL)
‘Rage, blow!’: Reimann’s Lear returns to Munich with Gerhaher in the title role
Germany Aribet Riemann, Lear: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor). 30.5.2021 performance at the National Theater, Munich, streamed (directed by Myriam Hoyer) on 1.6.2021. (JPr)
Wagner from Davidsen, Kaufmann and Zeppenfeld welcomes audiences back to Munich’s Nationaltheater
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre Act I (concert performance): Lise Davidsen (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass), Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Asher Fisch (conductor). Livestreamed from the Nationaltheater Munich, 13.5.2021. (JPr)
Barrie Kosky’s disappoiningly unfunny Munich Der Rosenkavalier is redeemed by some strong singing
Germany Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Henning Kasten) on Arte.tv (click here) from the National Theatre, Munich, 21.3.2021. (JPr)
From Munich via San Francisco Julia Bullock finds revelatory connections in 900 years of music
United States SoundBox, ‘Lineage’: Julia Bullock (curator, singer), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Girls Chorus, members of San Francisco Symphony / Daniel Stewart (conductor). Recorded at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco and Bavaria Musik Studio in Munich. Presented by SFSymphony+ and first streamed 11.3.2021. (HS)
Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new Munich Der Freischütz is a hit-or-miss corporate affair
Germany Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists, Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Livestreamed from the Munich National Theatre, 13.2.2021. (JPr)
Jonas Kaufmann’s Rodolfo is a revelation in a vintage Munich La bohème for our time and all time
Germany Puccini, La bohème: Soloists. Kinderchor und Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Asher Fisch (conductor). Recorded live at Munich’s Nationaltheater on 27.11.2020. (JPr)
