Calling the shots
Heartbeat Opera has set Der Freischütz in a contemporary era, in a rural locale where gun culture reigns supreme and bullying is natural.
6 pieces since 2016 — in 5 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Bard SummerScape.
Heartbeat Opera has set Der Freischütz in a contemporary era, in a rural locale where gun culture reigns supreme and bullying is natural.
The bonkers, bewildering Die ägyptische Helena begets a suitably lush musical and creative treatment at Bard SummerScape.
It is perhaps a misperception to suggest that Die Schweigsame Frau is stronger in the uncut version.
What is an Orphic moment? A song so sweet that even Hades must release the dead back to the living?
Richard Strauss’ “Bucolic Tragedy in One Act” Daphne is one of his most beautiful and most frustrating works.
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