A Lenten lament: St Matthew Passion at the Konzerthaus Bach is music for the soul, and when excellent musicians are performing it, it cannot fail to be beautiful. Thanks to the considerable strengths of the many involved, there is really no better way to spend a weekend
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Blurring lines between speech, dance, and musical forms; a staged Messiah at Theater an der Wien The Stepford wife, the doubting priest, the guilt-ridden adulteress, the family black sheep and the outsted, suicidal CEO: staples in television dramas but surprising finds in Handel oratorio. READ MORE
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Harnoncourt offers a richly varied Le nozze di Figaro in Vienna It often takes time to adjust to Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s tempi, but this concert performance of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro enabled the audience to discover new colours in a well known score. READ MORE
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Domingo makes Verdi’s I due Foscari a must-see at Theater an der Wien If you are going to see Verdi’s I due Foscari, this production is likely the way to do it. Although this production is by no means unflawed, there are several reasons that it is a must-see for opera
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The airport as limbo: Schubert’s Lazarus and more at Theater an der Wien Schubert’s unfinished oratorio Lazarus joined with other interesting works by both Schubert and Charles Ives in a staged performance at the Theater an der Wien, directed by Claus Guth. Strongly cast, the musical juxtaposition works better than the oratorio
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Blood, mud, Mozart: Michieletto’s Idomeneo at Theater an der Wien Come for the singing, enjoy the music and bring your sunglasses: this psychologically charged Idomeneo at the Theater an der Wien is not to be missed. Read full review…
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Iain Bell’s A Harlot’s Progress enjoys a strong debut at Theater an der Wien British composer Iain Bell’s new opera A Harlot’s Progress enjoyed a very successful world première at the Theater an der Wien this month. The opera, based on a series of paintings by William Hogarth (who also painted A
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