Open-air opera at Heidelberg castle
Oblivious to the religious conflicts of previous centuries, and to the stray tourists who are still walking around looking at the ruins, stage hands from the City Theater have started Read More …
Tag: Donizetti
The Opera House in Hannover
From the outside, the Hannover Opera House still (or again) looks much the same as it did when it first opened as the Royal Court Theatre (Königliches Hoftheater) on September Read More …
Opéra de Lille
The original Municipal Theater in Lille was built from 1784 to 1787 and served its purpose for over a century, until it burned to the ground in a mysterious fire Read More …
Don Pasquale at the Opéra Garnier
Donizetti’s Don Pasquale is a funny opera that is full of lovely music and also serves as a timely reminder to all us older men that we shouldn’t get any Read More …
Operas in Mannheim
The National Theater in Mannheim was founded in 1779, but the current building is a modern one that was built from 1955 to 1957. It has a large glassed-in foyer Read More …
Deutsche Oper Berlin
This distinguished gentleman casting a skeptical eye at Berlin’s largest opera house is none other than the great English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), whose bust was given to the city Read More …
Donizetti in Gießen
Gießen is a city of 86,000 inhabitants, located on the Lahn River in the center of Germany, about 60 kilometers north of Frankfurt. Gießen is the home of the Justus Read More …
The opera house in Halle
In May 2001 I was asked to take over a presentation in Halle at quite short notice. After agreeing to do it, I went online to see if Halle has Read More …
Operas in Wiesbaden
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland and the Isles, was executed in 1587 at Castle Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire on orders of her cousin, Queen Elisabeth the First of England. In real Read More …
Operas in Darmstadt
As it was originally built in the early 1970s, the Hessen State Theater in Darmstadt was a grotesque example of car-oriented architecture. It consisted mainly of a large parking garage, Read More …