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  • Camille: That Les Adieux de Marie Stuart is one of Meyerbeer’s best arias, QPFster! Thanks for posting it. 12:25 AM
  • Buster: Thanks a lot, Cocky, had not seen any of those! 12:13 AM
  • Camille: Bianca, is that not from Munich from last year or so? I am not really sure so you’d best ask... 12:07 AM
  • zinka: I enjoy the repartee..By the way, some elements of singing bother certain of us..For me the... 11:18 PM
  • zinka: Look.I adore flawed singers..Moedl is a prime example..i guess we all know we “weigh’ ; voices... 11:14 PM
  • LittleMasterMiles: I agree with Will that the swipe at McVicar’s production of Giulio Cesare is gratuitous... 11:12 PM
  • bobsnsane: huh? “La Cieca invites the cher public to open up and discuss any off-topic or general interests... 11:11 PM
  • Camille: Oh for pete’s sake, Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!!!! You are nearly as incorrigible as yours truly, I... 10:59 PM

Regie, redeemed

Stefan Herheim’s production of Parsifal for Bayreuth is the regie Holy Grail—a production that completely fulfills the promise and purpose of Regietheater. Read more »

Open mouthed

An exciting album of photos from Stefan Herheim‘s new production of Salome that opened tonight at the Salzburg Easter Festival. (All images by Monika & Karl Forster).

Postcard from Brabant

On the heels of this, may I direct everyone’s attention to a funny and fascinating article about Stefan Herheim‘s production of Lohengrin from last spring at Berliner Staatsoper? Now we know what to do with those old costumes and sets that gather dust! [via the wellsungs] Read more »