Vienna

Asmik Grigorian’s standout Jenůfa in a Vienna revival with no weak link in the cast

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AustriaAustria Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Tomáš Hanus (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Jakob Pitzer) from Vienna State Opera, 15.10.2022. (JPr)

Kostelnička (Eliška Weissová) and Asmik Grigorian (Jenůfa) © Michael Pöhn

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Bieito’s Carmen gets memorable performances in Vienna from Garanča and Beczała

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AustriaAustria Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Children of the Opera School, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Yves Abel (conductor). Performed at the Vienna State Opera and livestreamed (directed by Jasmina Eleta) on 12.9.2022. (JPr)

Elīna Garanča (centre, Carmen) and Piotr Beczała (right, Don José) © Wiener Staatsoper

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Calixto Bieito’s Vienna Tristan is Wagner, Richard, but not as we know it!

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AustriaAustria Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Anna Gettel) from Vienna State Opera, 27.4.2022. (JPr)

Andreas Schager (Tristan) and Martina Serafin (Isolde) © Michael Pöhn

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Lisette Oropesa seems unsurpassable in a strongly sung revival of Lucia di Lammermoor in Vienna

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AustriaAustria Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Evelino Pidò (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Jasmina Eleta) from Vienna State Opera, 24.4.2022. (JPr)

Benjamin Bernheim (Edgardo) and Lisette Oropesa (Lucia) © Michael Pöhn

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Thoughts for today but going back in time with Otto Schenk’s vintage Der Rosenkavalier at Vienna State Opera

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AustriaAustria R. Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Dominik Kepczynski) from Vienna State Opera, 17.4.2022. (JPr)

Christina Bock (‘Mariandel’), Maria Bengtsson (Marschallin) and Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs)

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