Groissbock, Gunther

A Death-Driven ‘Tristan und Isolde’ at the Bayreuth Festival

Thorleifur Orn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany is an excellently conducted puzzle of grim symbols.

By Joshua Barone

Carsen, Robert Davidsen, Lise Der Rosenkavalier (Opera) Groissbock, Gunther Hankey, Samantha Metropolitan Opera Morley, Erin Mulligan, Brian Opera

Review: Lise Davidsen Shines, and Evolves, in ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

The radiant young soprano returned to the Metropolitan Opera to star as the Marschallin in a revival of Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier.”

By Joshua Barone

Beczala, Piotr (1966- ) Bolshoi Theater Classical Music Girard, Francois Goerke, Christine Groissbock, Gunther Lohengrin (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Wagner, Richard Wilson, Tamara

Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight

The tenor Piotr Beczala sings with uncanny serenity and command in the title role of Wagner’s opera, directed by François Girard with little subtlety.

By Zachary Woolfe

Buratto, Eleonora (1982- ) Don Carlo (Opera) Groissbock, Gunther Mattei, Peter McVicar, David Metropolitan Opera Opera Thomas, Russell (Singer) Verdi, Giuseppe

Review: The Met Brings Back a Shorter, Weaker ‘Don Carlo’

David McVicar’s staging from last season has returned, but in a four-act, Italian-language form. In this case, less is less.

By Seth Colter Walls