Verdi’s Troubadour in the opera tent
The Kuppeltheater (‘dome theater’) was originally built in Freiburg, where it was used for two years while their theater was being renovated. Then it was taken down and moved to Read More …
Tag: Operas
Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo in Reims
The Reims Opera House was originally called the Grand Théâtre when it was first built in 1873. It was severely damaged in World War I. After several years delay it Read More …
A talk by Francis Albou
When I was in Reims in 2013 I had the pleasure of attending a talk by Francis Albou about the second act of the opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Read More …
The opera house in Strasbourg
When people ask me which opera I would take with me to a desert island if I could only take one (I’ve really been asked that), I always say it Read More …
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 …
Behind the scenes in Leipzig
Twice so far I have been lucky enough to be in Leipzig on one of those Saturday afternoons when they offer a tour of the opera house. These tours are Read More …
Tour of the National Theater in Munich
The National Theater (“National” meaning Bavarian, not German) is the main venue for the Bavarian State Opera. The building has had a quite typical history for nineteenth-century opera houses in Read More …
Operas in Stuttgart
The State Opera in Stuttgart has a great reputation for high quality, innovative opera productions. I have seen quite a few operas in Stuttgart, including L’italiana in Algeri (The Italian Read More …
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 …