Austria Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 30.5.2019. (JMI)
Extraordinary Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Vienna Staatsoper
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Pure Musical Gold from Franz Welser-Möst and Vienna Philharmonic in the Musikverein
Austria Dvořák, Brahms, Wagner: Volkhard Steude (Violin), Peter Somodari (cello), Wiener Philharmoniker / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Grosser Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, 8.11.2018. (JPr)
Schager Disappoints but Petra Lang is Wicked in Homoki’s Lohengrin Revival
Austria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera / Simone Young (conductor). Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 7.11.2018. (JPr)
(c) Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Poehn
Joyce DiDonato Rises to Astounding Vocal and Dramatic Heights in Les Troyens
Austria Berlioz, Les Troyens: Soloists, Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Alain Altinoglu (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 26.10.2018. (RP)
Trojan Women Brings Korean Storytelling and Greek Epic to the Wiener Festwochen
Austria Ong Keng Sen, Bae Sam-sik, Ahn Sook-sun, Jung Jae-il: Trojan Women. Soloists and chorus of the National Theater of Korea / National Changgeuk Company of Korea. Guest performance of the Wiener Festwochen at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna. 18.6.2018. (SS)
An Outstanding ORF Vienna RSO Concert of Schuller, Zimmermann, and Dvořák
Austria Schuller, Zimmermann, and Dvořák: Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor). Musikverein, Vienna, 6.4.2018. (MB)
Vienna State Opera’s Parsifal: Vacuous Production but Strong Musical Performances
Austria Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Children of the Vienna State Opera Opera School, Chorus (chorus master: Martin Schebesta) and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 5.4.2018. (MB)
The Vienna State Opera Marks the Einem Centenary by Reviving Dantons Tod
Austria Einem, Dantons Tod: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Martin Schebesta), Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 3.4.2018. (MB)
