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

Space oddity Space oddity

In Lohengrin, populism comes to an apocalyptic end on the Bavarian stage

Golden shower Golden shower

Claus Guth mines urgent and contemporary commentary from Die Liebe der Danae in Munich.

Robber barons Robber barons

A revival of the furious I masnadieri at the Bayerische Staatsoper falls short of perfection – and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Old wife’s tale Old wife’s tale

Pénélope at the Bayerische Staatsoper’s summer festival spotlights the crossroads between the nostalgic and the progressive.

Pénélope Pénélope

Gabriel Fauré‘s opera in a live broadcast from Munich

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

Daniele Rustioni leads a verismo double bill recorded in Munich last month

Don Giovanni Don Giovanni

Konstantin Krimmel plays the title role in a live broadcast from Munich

Married to the mob Married to the mob

Contrasting approaches to Regie duke it out in Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci and Rusalka in Munich

Kát’a Kabanová Kát’a Kabanová

Corinne Winters sings the title role in Janácek‘s opera live from Munich.