No need to grin and bear it
An exciting cast digs their claws into a heady production of La Calisto at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées.
3 pieces since 2025 — in 2 roles, at 1 company, most often at Salzburger Festpiele.
An exciting cast digs their claws into a heady production of La Calisto at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées.
This summer’s festival, taking place amid record high temperatures and in the wake of its artistic director, Pierre Audi, featured a disquietingly zeigeisty focus on sexual violence.
Philippe Sly is sublime as Messiaen’s Saint François D’Assise in Salzburg, though Romeo Castellucci‘s production could brush up on its catechism.
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