A.J. Goldmann on the Salzburg Festival’s revolving doors, both in its administration and in its delectable production of Il viaggio a Reims.
“When there’s so much to get right, unsurprisingly a lot can and, as we all know, does go wrong.”
Helga Dernesch is the singer whom I largely credit for rekindling my love for opera.
I was puzzled by my initial exposure to the Medea of Aribert Reimann, a work of 2010.
Aribert Reimann’s 1978 opera Lear, based of course on Shakespeare’s titanic tragedy King Lear, is a major achievement in modern operatic scoring.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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