Wien disposition
Following classic recordings documenting the work of Karl Böhm and Herbert von Karajan. Orfeo’s 150 Years Wiener Staatsoper box moves on to new releases that are seeing their first incarnation on an officially available disc.
Benjamin Bruns
5 pieces since 2019 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Vienna State Opera.
5
pieces
4
roles
3
companies
8
years
Role Brighella
Role Camille Desmoulins
Revolution blues
The opera proved somewhat puzzling—the score representing more a collage of fragmented and incidental musical ideas, and the libretto a turgid, slow-moving mass of purple prose.
Role Piet
Macabre fascination
Can György Ligeti‘s only opera be understood as the composer’s own grappling with trauma, death, and memory of a past life?
Role Piet the Pot
Direct-to-video
As a burgeoning opera fan, I relied on YouTube to connect me with the art form.