1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (250+ words) On June 7, stage designer G'nther Schneider-Siemssen would have celebrated his 100th birthday. A conversation with his youngest son, the composer and" G'nther Schneider-Siemssen and Herbert Von Karajan at work Sometimes there are very specific experiences that lead someone to take up…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (189+ words) The director Damiano Michieletto on the opera Animal Farm. OL Animal Farm is sometimes seen as a fable for children. Is it? OL Orwell wrote his story in a specific time, in a specific situation, addressing, as you mentioned, communism....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (554+ words) In conversation with KS Camilla Nylund Richard Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen fills entire libraries for good reason. Quite apart from the music, i. e. on a purely content-related level, it is like a repertoire of daring approaches and concepts, from ecological to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (164+ words) It is now around fifty years since the world premiere of Kenneth Mac Millan's full-length narrative ballet "Manon" (1974) " and it has long been regarded as one of the canonical works of literary ballet. At the same time, the production marks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (218+ words) Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Manistina studied at the music conservatory in her hometown of Saratov and later at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. In 2002, she won first prize at the Operalia Competition and made her stage debut as Marfa in Khovanshchina…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (314+ words) Patrick Armand on pressure, joy and big goals for the Ballet Academy - and why the matinee is so important. You are in the middle of your first season as Director of the Ballet Academy. The school year is almost over....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (167+ words) On the revival of "Animal Farm" Alexander Raskatov's dark adaptation of George Orwell's novel returns to the Vienna State Opera in June. A play about greed for power and populism, totalitarianism and violence, revolution and hope. Sometimes it seems difficult…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (221+ words) Staatsoper Wien On the death of Dame Felicity Lott The Vienna State Opera bids farewell to Felicity Lott The celebrated British soprano, Dame Felicity Lott, died on May 15 at the age of 79. The fine, incredibly moving singer, who made her…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (517+ words) Staatsoper Wien Much that is new in Wagner's Ring 17 debuts in 17 hours of musical theater Like few other works, the Ring des Nibelungen may not be a life's work, but it is at least a life's work. Wagner spent around…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (162+ words) a contralto from Oldenburg, studied in Hamburg with Ulla Groenewold and Hanna Schwarz. While still a student, she was engaged as a member of the ensemble at Opernhaus Z'rich. She celebrated her international breakthrough in 2012 at the Salzburg Festival under…...