Four years ago, I caught the premiere of this particular production of Hector Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust headlined by an illustrious cast consisting of Samuel Youn, Klaus Florian Vogt, Clementine Margaine, and Tobias Kehrer. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
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It’s time for another nostalgic post, where I take a look at Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, an opera I have been passionate about reviewing for the longest time. This video is about two years old but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.
La Grande Madame Evelyn Herlitzius brings one of her signature roles, Kundry, to New York’s iconic Metropolitan Opera House. Joining her was not only a veritable troupe of Wagnerian specialists but also some equally fabulous superstars both veteran and newbies. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
‘Twas the season for the magnificent Frau Petra Lang to sing up a blizzard as the fiercely independent yet sorely misguided antiheroine, Ortrud. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
How well does this all-star cast hold up in Wagner’s Meistersinger from Bayreuth? Find out in this review!
How well does Herr Klaus Florian Vogt hold up as the errant and flawed Tannhäuser? Find out in this review.
A charming, young singer makes her Met debut surrounded by veterans in Beethoven’s only opera. How will it go?