When Pushkin comes to shove
An incoherent production of Ruslan and Lyudmila at the Hamburg State Opera may dispense with the fantastical, but Glinka‘s magic remains.
Valery Gergiev
34 pieces since 2010 — at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
34
pieces
6
companies
17
years
5 pieces as Mariinsky Theatre — stats above show all coverage for Valery Gergiev.
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Golden splendor and hell
I have seen all sorts of Boris Godunovs, but nothing quite like this.
Ring à la russe
Wagner is becoming an important calling card for Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mist opportunity
The story is enough of a cipher to make any regie-bent director salivate.
Casual Friday
The symbolism and themes of suffering and redemption in Parsifal have provided catnip for more than a few oddball stagings filled with Regie excesses.
By Adriel
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