Wolfgang ReschBaritone Austrian première: Sophie Rennert and Wolfgang Resch in Peter Eötvös’s “Angels in America”“Angels in America” is an opera by Peter Eötvös, after a play in which Tony Kushner grapples with the McCarthy-era…
Versatile: Thomas Lichtenecker between Baroque and modern timesAustrian Counter Thomas Lichtenecker, most recently celebrated his stellar success in “Der Reigen” (Bernhard Lang/Arthur Schnitzler) at the Bregenzer Festspiele, a production that…
Première: Siyabonga Maqungo as Wagner in Arrigo Boito’s “Mefistofele” in ChemnitzSiyabonga Maqungo, the incredible tenor who, just a few months ago, debuted as David in Wagner’s “Meistersinger” under Daniel Barenboim…
Première: Marina M. Colda at the Kobersdorf festivalAfter her convincing performances as “Youth” in Ferdinand Raimund’s “Der Bauer als Millionär” at the Theater in der Josefstadt this…
Festivals: Sophie Rennert has a busy summerAt the close of an intense but very rewarding season that saw her on the stages of the Mannheim Opera…
Première: Maximilian Mayer plays Gustl in “Das Land des Lächelns” on the Seebühne MörbischMaximilian Mayer, the young tenor from Germany who celebrated successes as Tamino, Ferrando and as Henze’s “Junger Lord” at the…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Rossini: Sophie Gordeladze and Matteo Macchioni return to ErlIn December, they reaped accolades for their performances in Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro”; now, soprano Sophie Gordeladze and tenor…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone New production: “Rigoletto” at the Bregenzer Festspiele, with Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger als MarulloBaritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, member of the ensemble of the Oper Köln, recently collected a sizeable bunch of laurels as…
Johannes WildnerConductor Unplugged: Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at the Oper Burg GarsNow in his sixth season as Festival Director, Johannes Wildner remains true to his concept for the Oper Burg Gars…