Based on Oscar Wilde's lurid play, it is an intense exploration of the Salome story. Its sumptuous vocal and orchestral writing seethes and pulsates as Strauss conjures up the brutality of Herod's corrupt court. Richard Strausss opera at the Salzburg Festival, staged by Romeo Castellucci at the Felsenreitschule, was nothing short of a sensation. Debuting in the title role, Asmik Grigorian propelled herself to international stardom with her mesmerizing singing and acting abilities. The exceptional soprano recently won the International Opera Award as best singer.

The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Count...

Johann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to thwart h...

The tale of a quick-witted fox and her escape from confinement for a life in the forest.

At first glance, the title of Shostakovich’s opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected a...

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of ...

Take a perfect cast, a great conductor and a groundbreaking staging in-out makes a 'Tristan' for ete...

2014 marks a year of celebration recognizing the 150th birthday year of the German late-Romantic orc...

Rarely has a production of Verdi’s Otello been staged in such a prestigious location: the courtyard ...

The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout th...
“Let us assume that Switzerland is truly a paradise. The music hereto was written long ago. We have ...

Part folklore, part opera-ballet, this féerie presents local pagan traditions on the day of the summ...

A 1985 performance of Luchino Visconti's 1958 staging for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Bern...
Smetana's penultimate opera premiered on September 18, 1878, at the New Czech Theater. At the Nation...

The most popular Czech comic opera, with a libretto by Karel Sabina, marking the 200th anniversary o...

The young soldier Don José intends to marry Micaëla, a girl from his home village. But when he meets...

Nabucco, King of Babylon, takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites – but his daughter Fenena l...

Axel Köhler’s production of Der Freischütz at the Dresden State Opera was described by Die Presse as...

Parisian courtesan, Violetta meets the romantic aristocrat Alfredo and finds herself in love for the...