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How Directors Mine the Gold at the Heart of Wagner’s ‘Ring’

Bavarian State Opera Bieito, Calixto Castellucci, Romeo Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera) Kosky, Barrie (1967- ) Kratzer, Tobias Opera Paris Opera Royal Opera House Schwarz, Valentin (Stage Director) Wagner, Richard

How Directors Mine the Gold at the Heart of Wagner’s ‘Ring’

Productions take very different approaches to the central symbol of this epic cycle, treating Wagner with daring freedom.

By Zachary Woolfe

Vladimir Jurowski Believes That No Artist Can Be Apolitical

Bavaria (Germany) Bavarian State Opera Bavarian State Orchestra Classical Music Dorny, Serge Germany Jurowski, Vladimir Kratzer, Tobias Munich (Germany) The Devils of Loudun (Opera) The Passenger (Opera) War and Peace (Opera)

Vladimir Jurowski Believes That No Artist Can Be Apolitical

At Munich’s prestigious opera house, the Russian-born Vladimir Jurowski has broadened the repertoire while rooting his work in political awareness.

By Joshua Barone

Review: In Berlin, Opera Scales Up to Fill an Airport Hangar

Henze, Hans Werner Komische Oper Berlin Kratzer, Tobias Opera Tempelhof Airport (Berlin, Germany) The Raft of the Medusa (Musical Work)

Review: In Berlin, Opera Scales Up to Fill an Airport Hangar

With its home theater under renovation, the Komische Oper branches out, beginning with Henze’s “The Raft of the Medusa” at Tempelhof Airport.

By Zachary Woolfe

Komische Oper Gets Nomadic, in a Pool and an Airport Hangar

Henze, Hans Werner Komische Oper Berlin Kratzer, Tobias Opera The Raft of the Medusa (Musical Work)

Komische Oper Gets Nomadic, in a Pool and an Airport Hangar

In Berlin, the Komische Oper is experimenting with its performance venues while its theater undergoes a multiyear renovation.

By Ben Miller