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Sol León; Paul Lightfoot; Bavarian State Ballet; Joke Visser; Tom Bevoort; Hermien Hollander
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Daniele Rustioni; Yannis Kokkos; Bavarian State Opera; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichTschaikowski-OuvertürenWorld premiere
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Alexei Ratmansky; Bavarian State Ballet; Mikhail Agrest; Jean-Marc Puissant; James F. Ingalls; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Delibes: Coppélia
Roland Petit; Bavarian State Ballet; Anton Grishanin; Ezio Frigerio; Franca Squarciapino; Jean-Michel Désiré
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Henrik Nánási; Martin Kušej; Bavarian State Opera; Martin Zehetgruber; Heidi Hackl; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Daniele Rustioni; Damiano Michieletto; Bavarian State Opera; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Vaughan Williams, Schumann, Mahler
Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Vladimir Jurowski; Louise Alder; Gerhard Oppitz
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Marius Petipa; Patrice Bart; Bavarian State Ballet; Michael Schmidtsdorff; Tomio Mohri; Maurizio Montobbio; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Beauty and courage in Tristan und Isolde in Munich
Bayrischer Staatsoper’s revival of Warlikowski’s static production of Tristan und Isolde featured a sensational role debut of Elena Pankratova as Isolde.
Splendid performance of Parsifal amid Audi's bleakness in Munich
The Bayerische Staatsoper's revival of a controversial production containing Georg Baselitz’s artwork succeeds with strong musical performances led by veterans of Wagnerian operas.
Super stars: musical riches in Munich's new Tristan und Isolde
The Bayerische Staatsoper's new Tristan und Isolde, featuring two stellar role debuts, is scenically disappointing but musically superb.
Beautiful Sing, but no Spiel: an unusual Munich Entführung
Ivor Bolton leads the Bayerische Staatsorchester in a delightful musical rendition of Mozart’s masterpiece, with a great performance by Pavol Breslik as Belmonte.
Puccini’s Il trittico: a successful revival in Munich
Ermonela Jaho steals the scene as Suor Angelica in a very successful revival of Lotte de Beer’s production.
Lear in Munich: brilliant performance, but lifelessly staged
A superb cast of singers is let down by Christoph Marthaler's cold, stilted staging as Reimann's Lear returns to its birthplace.
A concert Walküre to remember: Kaufmann and Davidsen in Munich
After a six month gap, the Nationaltheater welcomes a limited audience to an opera-in-concert of extraordinary beauty of singing.
No smoke without fire? Susanna's Secret revealed in Munich
Axel Ranisch's staging of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's one-acter confounds with visual chaos.