The slice-of-life character constellations remain strong with Tobias Kratzer’s production of Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten, despite being void of its legendary fairy-tale roots. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Stephanie Wake Edwards
Striking again with leonine vengeance as the bile-spewing, dejected, acrimonious nobleman Count Monterone is Byung Gil Kim, who continues to demonstrate unstoppable indomitability as a singing actor. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
With a flexible lyric soprano voice competent in tackling coloratura soprano roles and possessing a tone smooth as silk and chiffon, Martina Russomanno embodies the vivacious proprietress Madama Cortese. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Through Leos Janacek’s mellifluous score and Katharina Thalbach’s vibrant production, The Cunning Little Vixen unfolds its timeless tale of nature and the circle of life at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Gallantry, exuberance, vigor, virility, aplomb, nobility, and regality are the attributes in Andrei Danilov’s dashing portrayal of Prince Tamino, a role he has been singing for over a decade. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Oscar Wilde’s short story turned opera by Alexander von Zemlinsky transports the tale of a haplessly enamored dwarf and an impetuously spoiled princess to the late 2010s, as highlighted by Tobias Kratzer’s production. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Youthful dignity, cultivated technique, and elegant nobility are the hallmarks that have made Kangyoon Shine Lee radiate like the stars in the Milky Way as Prince Tamino. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Nina Solodovnikova, a consistently rising lyric coloratura soprano, shines and makes a strong impression as the beautiful and fair Princess Pamina. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.