Performer: Raimund Bauer

Kompositorisch überzeugt Srnkas Oper mit atmosphärischen und futuristischen Klangwelten, doch sie leidet unter dem Stillstand des Librettos.

David Pountney completes his “Verdi trilogy” for the company but although his staging has fluidity, it lacks an explosive ending... and the vocal performances disappoint. 

Musically, WNO gets it right. Straightforward brilliance is the order of the day, and plenty of it.

Au Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, la ténébreuse Ville morte de Korngold est allégée par la mise en scène de Philipp Himmelmann. Direction musicale souple et plateau vocal équilibré complètent la production.

David Pountney’s 2014 staging was revived in Naples with good singing and empathetic conducting.

When the entire plot is triggered by a freak accident, you can't blame director David Pountney for making Fate itself one of the key characters.