In Lohengrin, populism comes to an apocalyptic end on the Bavarian stage
As a burgeoning opera fan, I relied on YouTube to connect me with the art form.
This July, Munich played host to hordes of football fans in town for the European Championship—and arguably the two finest working sopranos today.
The crown jewel of this year’s Munich Festival is undoubtedly Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, which opened the Festival on June 29 and will close the Festival with an “Opera for All” screening on July 31.
A brace of Handel operas at the George Enescu International Festival.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
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