Storm of the century Storm of the century

A sense of celebration was definitely in the air last Thursday at the Vienna State Opera.

By October 16, 2019 at 12:24 PM
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An old-fashioned wedding An old-fashioned wedding

“Trove Thursday” presents a complete Prodanà Nevesta (aka Die Verkaufte Braut, of course) by Smetana plus extended excerpts from a broadcast of Spontini’s La Vestale in its rarely heard original French version.

By August 01, 2019 at 10:00 AM
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Out of the shadows Out of the shadows

“Trove Thursday” offers Die Frau ohne Schatten conducted by Georg Solti and also featuring Regina Resnik, Donald McIntyre and the inevitable James King.

By March 28, 2019 at 10:00 AM
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Lady With a Repertoire Lady With a Repertoire

“If you’ve overdosed on Der Rosenkavalier in the past week, let’s go back a few years to Richard Strauss’ first operatic hit: Salome.

By April 17, 2017 at 8:23 PM
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Blut force Blut force

The very first Vienna post-war performance of Elektra.

By January 17, 2017 at 9:06 AM
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All about my stepmother All about my stepmother

“Trove Thursday” presents Sena Jurinac‘s radiant portrayal of Janacek’s Jenufa opposite the implacable Kostelnicka of Martha Mödl.

By May 19, 2016 at 9:00 AM
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