Volksoper (Vienna, Austria)

Circe and Muse No Longer: A New Opera Reconsiders Alma Mahler

“Alma,” premiering this week at the Vienna Volksoper, views its often-vilified protagonist through a feminist lens: as a thwarted composer and mother.

By Valeriya Safronova

Classical Music Cosi Fan Tutte (Opera) de Beer, Lotte Iolanta (Opera) Opera Roscic, Bogdan Vienna (Austria) Vienna State Opera Volksoper (Vienna, Austria)

When Vienna’s Opera Tradition Got Too Traditional, They Stepped In

Bogdan Roscic and Lotte de Beer are shaking the dust off Vienna’s two biggest repertory companies.

By Joshua Barone

Berlin (Germany) Classical Music Culture (Arts) Die Fledermaus (Opera) Eastern Europe Katya Kabanova (Opera) Komische Oper Berlin Munich (Germany) Opera Prague (Czech Republic) Smetana, Bedrich (1824-84) Staatsoper Unter den Linden Strauss, Johann Jr Vienna (Austria) Vienna Philharmonic Volksoper (Vienna, Austria) Welser-Most, Franz West Side Story (Play) Wiener Konzerthaus Winter (Season)

Musical Performances to See in Europe This Winter

Concert halls and opera houses in Vienna, Berlin and beyond are offering fan favorites (“Die Fledermaus”) and surprises (an operatic “Animal Farm”).

By A.J. Goldmann

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