Klaus Florian Vogt – operaexplorer

Florestan betrays Leonore. “Fidelio” by Ludwig van Beethoven, Bayerisches Staatsoper, October 4, 2016

Production of “Fidelio” by Calixto Bieito is already 6 years old, but somehow I have missed the opportunity to get to know it earlier during my previous, quite frequent trips to Munich. Also this time Fidelio was not a primary choice since it came as convenience add-on following highly anticipated Meistersingers, with hope to witness Jonas […]

Romantic knight with a white swan, his name is Lohengrin. Munich Opera Festival, July 2nd, 2016

I should admit that Wagner is not my most favourite opera composer, nevertheless, understanding that it might be caused by insufficient knowledge, I am trying to close the gap by fitting in some more Wagner into my exploration journey now and then. Munich Opera Festival offered a great opportunity to fit in a week long operavacation […]

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 […]