Storm of the century
A sense of celebration was definitely in the air last Thursday at the Vienna State Opera.
Vincent Huguet
3 pieces since 2016 — at 3 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
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What we do in the shadows
The Wiener Staatsoper commemorated its 150th anniversary with a musically sensational presentation of Richard Strauss’ Die Frau Ohne Schatten.
Bleak house
The haunted Mycenae of Patrice Chéreau’s enthralling production of Richard Strauss’s Elektra had seized its viewers in an unrelenting vise that never relaxed even at its quietly shattering conclusion.