Tomb service
An outstanding performance of Weber’s Euryanthe to share on “Trove Thursday.”
John Daszak
6 pieces since 2015 — in 5 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Komische Oper.
6
pieces
5
roles
2
companies
12
years
By role
By company
Role Adolar
Role Aegisth
Direct-to-video
As a burgeoning opera fan, I relied on YouTube to connect me with the art form.
Role Aron
Words and music
As is happening increasingly in opera productions today (e.g., the Rosenkavalier in Stuttgart), the action of Moses und Aron at the Komische Oper begins some minutes before the music does.
Role Herod
‘Don’ or dinner party
A revival of Peter Konwitschny’s rightly legendary Don Carlos and Dmitri Tcherniakov’s confounding new Salome: both turned out to be unforgettable!
Coups de theatre
This month, both the Paris Opéra and the Opéra-Comique are mounting seminal works about unhinged anti-heroines who meet their downfall after falling head-over-heels for an unavailable, deeply unattainable man – Salome, in the case of the Opéra; and Armide, in the case of the Opéra-Comique.
Role Tambourmajor
Brute force
Alban Berg’s compact yet potent oeuvre has long played an outsized role in shaping my understanding of music’s aesthetic evolution.