Hello from the other side
A woman reads from the Bible. There is a dance scene in a tavern. The discovery of blood gives away the protagonist.
4 pieces since 2016 — in 4 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Vienna State Opera.
A woman reads from the Bible. There is a dance scene in a tavern. The discovery of blood gives away the protagonist.
Only time can tell if some performances enter the collective opera memory, if such a thing even exists, as “historical”
At Friday night’s performance of La Bohème at the Met, the cast seemed to lean into (and gamble upon) the production’s enduring popularity.
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.
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