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As a distillation of "Erdgeist" and "Die Büchse der Pandora" by FrankWedekind, Alban Berg's opera is a breathtaking dance of death aroundthe ever seductive...
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Using "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach as a guideline, RichardWagner became deeply interested in the rich tradition of Celtic legendsand tales. The central idea...
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It was not until "Jenufa" that Leoš Janácek made a name for himself asa composer for music theatre. Janácek’s third opera is set in...
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With Le Nozze di Figaro , Mozart simultaneously capitalised on the great success of opera buffa under Joseph II...
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The best thing that ever happened to Richard Strauss was his encounterwith Oscar Wilde's "Salomé". The concentrated drama of Strauss'symphonic poems was the perfect...
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Puccini's "La Bohème" remains an unrivaled evocation of the ParisQuartier Latin en artistic ideals clashing with hard reality. This special mix of humor and...
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"Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" could be seen as the comical versionof Tannhäuser. The Meistersingers are with their competitions the closeminded colleagues of the Meistersingers...
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With this third opera of his, Leoš Janáček made his breakthrough as composer for the music theatre. The story of Jenůfa...
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Being introduced to Oscar Wilde’s Salomé was one of the bestthings that could have happened to Richard Strauss. The compact...
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With The Merry Widow the Austrian-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár wrote THE succes operetta of the 20th century. This winner, written in...
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Following the successful world creation of Richard III last season, Flanders Opera is again programming a work by the Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli....
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After La Bohème , Puccini went resolutely for innovation and drama pur sang with Tosca. One of the...
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With Le Nozze di Figaro , Mozart simultaneously capitalised on the great success of opera buffa under Joseph II...