Wolfgang ReschBaritone Science Fiction: Wolfgang Resch in Berne, in Leonard Evers’s ”Humanoid”Austrian baritone Wolfgang Resch recently returned to his former artistic home, the Konzert Theater Bern, to mount the stage as Piet in…
Maximilian Mayer as Dr. Otto Siedler im “Weißen Rössl” and as Monostatos an der SemperoperYoung German tenor Maximilian Mayer had a very successful time as Monostatos at the Dresdner Semperoper, which invited him back for the…
Première: Dominik Köninger as King in Handel’s “Poros” at the Komische Oper BerlinHarry Kupfer returns to “his” home, to the Komische Oper Berlin—staging a new production of George Frederic Handel’s opera “Poros”, which…
Johannes WildnerConductor Concert: Johannes Wildner and the Hofer Symphoniker, with an emphasis on Danish musicThe Hofer Symphoniker and Austrian conductor Johannes Wildner complement each other perfectly, and the Hof Symphony keeps inviting Mo. Wildner. This time, Wildner is…
Christoph FillerBaritone Christoph Filler as Schaunard at the GärtnerplatztheaterChristoph Filler likes variety in his roles, and at the Gärtnerplatztheater, he is well-served in this regard: The young baritone from…
Premiere: Siyabonga Maqungo as Tamino in ChemnitzWith his success as Count Almaviva in Rossini’s “La cenerentola”, young South African Siyabonga Maqungo has earned another sprig for his laurels,…
Blind Date: Thomas Lichtenecker’s music meets visual arts at the mumok in ViennaTo mark the closing of the “55 dates” exhibition at the mumok, the Vienna Museum of Modern Art, countertenor Thomas Lichtenecker and…
Invited back: Erich Polz conducts the Nordwestdeutsche PhilharmonieYoung Austrian conductor Erich Polz recorded some of Shostakovich’s works with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, a recording that not only gathered favourable reviews left and…
Anton LegkiiConductor Outreach: Anton Legkii conducts concerts for kidsAnton Legkii, since 2017 Zweiter Kapellmeister at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, is rapidly garnering the sympathy of his public; critics speak…