Austria Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Actors, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Axel Kober (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 23.4.2025. (MB)
A fine cast in Serebrennikov’s important, thought-provoking Vienna State Opera Parsifal
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A much-revived Arabella continues to delight at the Vienna State Opera
Austria R. Strauss, Arabella: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Vienna State Opera, Vienna, 22.4.2025. (MB)
Sonya Yoncheva as Iolanta headlines an exceptional cast in Vienna’s intriguing new production
Austria Tchaikovsky, Iolanta: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera / Tugan Sokhiev (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ella Galliani) from Vienna State Opera, 6.4.2025. (JPr)
Lise Davidsen is delightfully diva-ish in Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s ironic Vienna Ariadne auf Naxos
Austria Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Jasmina Eleta) from the Vienna State Opera, 28.1.2025. (JPr)
Pfitzner’s Palestrina is conducted by Thielemann, the opera’s tireless advocate, and triumphs in Vienna
Austria Hans Pfitzner’s Palestrina: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Ella Gallieni) from the Vienna State Opera, 12.12.2024. (JPr)
Claus Guth’s Vienna Turandot lacks epic grandeur but is redeemed by some fine singing
Austria Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Filmed at the Vienna State Opera (directed by Tiziano Mancini) on 16.12.2023 and currently available on medici.tv. (JPr)
The Covent Garden Sinfonietta return to Vienna’s Musikverein with more life-affirming music
Refinement to the most delicate lyrical detail
The Covent Garden Sinfonietta, under the baton of its maestro Daniel Oren, made the Wiener Musikverein resonate with a two-night performance on 10 and 12 November. The siblings Adam Gutseriev (piano) and Dali Gutserieva (cello) excelled as soloists.
