Die ägyptische Helena – operaexplorer

Visual and vocal feast: Die Ägyptische Helena, Deutsche Oper Berlin, April 1st, 2016

The Egyptian Helena by Richard Strauss was unexplored territory for my operatic knowledge, and since I have decided to get immersion-type experience in Strauss-land over a weekend, I have not built up any biases to influence the perception of the performance. It was a wise move, as if all reading I have done after would […]

Wishlist and plans for operatic adventures in 2016

Starting new year there are a lot of reviews of 2015 and just a few forward looking insights, thus I decided to put together my wishlist (or hopeful list) while absorbed in listening to Jonas Kaufmann singing Puccini at La Scala. Main unknowns yet are Munich Festspiele and Salzburg Festspiele ticket allocations which should come […]