Strike up the banned
Jonny spielt auf, the second opera by 26-year-old composer Ernest K?enek, was such a huge success after its 1927 Leipzig premiere that in the following season it was performed 491 times in Germany alone.
Wolfgang Bankl
5 pieces since 2012 — in 4 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Wiener Staatsoper.
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4 pieces as Wiener Staatsoper — stats above show all coverage for Wolfgang Bankl.
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Forever young
Perhaps the most admirable project of Dominique Meyer’s Intendanz at Wiener Staatsoper is the traversal of the operas of Leos Janancek,.
So I married an axe murderess
I think the sturdier of you will enjoy Nina Stemme’s Elektra from Saturday night at Wiener Staatsoper.
Not quite right
The last of the Strauss-Hofmannsthal collaborations, Arabella, is a real problem child.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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