Uncovered gems Uncovered gems

Despite some complications, the Deutsche Oper exhumes buried treasure in Franz Schreker’s Der Schatzgräber. 

By February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Up stares, down stares Up stares, down stares

Ahead of tomorrow’s Live in HD, Michael Steinberg talks Leonore, Salome, and the “endemic misogyny” of Claus Guth‘s new production

By May 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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<em>Macabre</em> fascination <em>Macabre</em> fascination

Can György Ligeti‘s only opera be understood as the composer’s own grappling with trauma, death, and memory of a past life?

By August 08, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Unconscious coupling Unconscious coupling

Pelléas and Mélisande are not transparent to themselves. Which means: they each have an unconscious.

By July 29, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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