Wagner – operaexplorer

Filling those Meistersinger shoes. “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” by Richard Wagner, Bayerisches Staatsoper, October 3, 2016

The bad news came a week or so before the performance – Jonas Kaufmann cancelling all next month performances, starting with Meistersinger in Munich.. Should I cancel the trip and wait for next opportunity? When decided to go regardless of cast changes I made up my mind not to expect too much from the performance […]

Die Walküre, Festspielhaus Baden- Baden, July 7th, 2016

The trip to Baden-Baden was planned at least 14 (?) months ago, when first announcement of this performance came out, and I grabbed a ticket on the first available day. Therefore even Munich Opera Festival visit was planned around July 7th trip to Baden Baden. Even if image of the town is quite vivid in […]

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 […]