Agent orange Agent orange

That Trump opera at the Staatsoper Hamburg is lazy activism at its finest, we fear.

By February 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Settling scores Settling scores

Tobias Kratzer digs beneath the surface of Strauss‘s Intermezzo in an excellent new DVD from Deutsche Oper Berlin.

By January 09, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Let’s do the time warp again Let’s do the time warp again

Tobias Kratzer‘s time-traveling Arabella from the Deutsche Oper Berlin, now available on DVD, turns the opera’s problems into its strengths.

By November 07, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Gonna build a heaven from a little hell Gonna build a heaven from a little hell

Tobias Kratzer‘s Das Rheingold in Munich kicks off a Ring for the post-secular age

By August 08, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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