A German tenor, he was admired for his clear, powerful voice and his exceptional stamina during hourslong performances.
Category: Tannhauser (Opera)
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At Houston Grand Opera, ‘This Is a Good Time’
Driven by creative leadership and generous donors, the company, long a beacon of innovation, is bucking trends in the field.
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Four Takeaways From the Metropolitan Opera’s Risky Season
The company has bet that new operas will attract new, more diverse audiences and revitalize a stale repertory. Is the gamble paying off?
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Audiences Are Returning to the Met Opera, but Not for Everything
The Met is approaching prepandemic levels of attendance. But its strategy of staging more modern operas to lure new audiences is having mixed success.
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At the Met Opera, ‘Tannhäuser’ Is Halted by Climate Protests
A revival of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” was notable for the arrival of Christian Gerhaher. But with an abrupt protest, the performance took a turn.
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At Bayreuth, the Work on Wagner’s Operas Is Never Done
At the festival that Wagner founded, a new “Parsifal” looks different depending on how you see it, and a workshop model refreshes revivals.