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Les Indes galantesMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Les Indes Galantes vues par Cherkaoui, ailleurs et ici |
 29 Jul 16 / ResMusica |
A dance to life in Munich’s Indes galantes |
| 29 Jul 16 / Opera Today |
Munich’s exceptional Les Indes galantes succeeds on all levels: music, voices and dancing |
| 28 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Im Korsett verschnürt |
| 27 Jul 16 / Merkur |
Rameaus Ballett-Oper feiert gelungene Premiere |
| 27 Jul 16 / BR Klassik |
Sie singen von „Frieden“ – doch was wir sehen, ist eine wilde Prügelei |
| 27 Jul 16 / Südwest Presse |
Musik triumphiert über Szene |
| 27 Jul 16 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Ballettoper “Les Indes galantes” als feinsinniges, selbstironisches Multikultispektakel |
| 27 Jul 16 / Musik Heute |
Politisch aufgeladene Putzmusik |
| 27 Jul 16 / Die Welt |
Multi-Kulti erobert die Oper |
| 27 Jul 16 / schwäbisch.de |
Liebe statt Krieg |
| 27 Jul 16 / klassik.com |
Les Indes Galantes un magnífico espectáculo |
| 26 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
Die Meistersinger von NürnbergMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Le plateau vocal est dominé par Wolfgang Koch |
| 11 Aug 16 / Anaclase |
Sachs and the City |
| 11 Aug 16 / L'Ape musicale |
Dark futures |
| 9 Aug 16 / The Critics' Circle |
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Les Maîtres chanteurs et leurs fans |
| 3 Aug 16 / Forum Opéra |
Un Ballo in MascheraMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Servis par deux stars, les amoureux contrariés ne sont pas en reste |
| 8 Aug 16 / Anaclase |
Drame domestique chez Gatsby le magnifique |
| 7 Aug 16 / Forum Opéra |
Una splendida festa di morte |
| 1 Aug 16 / L'Ape musicale |
Don GiovanniMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Per fortuna la parte musicale era più soddisfacente |
| 1 Aug 16 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Plateau vocal des grands soirs, disions-nous d’emblée |
| 1 Aug 16 / Anaclase |
All told, this was probably the best Don Giovanni I have seen and heard |
| 29 Jul 16 / Opera Today |
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Sesso, repressione e negazione |
| 28 Jul 16 / L'Ape musicale |
Don Giovanni dans des containers |
| 28 Jul 16 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Un Don Giovanni lastrado por una estrafalaria producción |
| 26 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
Nicely sung, but a totally absurd production |
| 25 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
MefistofeleMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Allestimento di gusto ovviamente contemporaneo |
| 1 Aug 16 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Au pupitre, Omer Meir Wellber défend magistralement Boito |
| 1 Aug 16 / Anaclase |
Voyage au bout de l’enfer |
| 29 Jul 16 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Leben ist stärker als Hass! |
| 28 Jul 16 / L'Ape musicale |
Au pupitre, Omer Meir Wellber défend magistralement Boito |
| 28 Jul 16 / Anaclase |
A thrilling spectacle |
| 27 Jul 16 / The Opera Critic |
Fausto no venía de correr el encierro |
| 26 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
A puzzling (and ultimately disappointing) production of Mefistofele |
| 25 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
La musique compense-t-elle les lacunes de la production? Partiellement |
| 25 Jul 16 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Spiel in der Hölle |
| 24 Jul 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Der Fliegende HolländerMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Il ritmo narrativo della regia è assecondato dalla potente direzione dell'israeliano Asher Fisch |
| 29 Jul 16 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Un Holandés con sorpresa final |
| 26 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
A somewhat uneven Flying Dutchman returns to Munich’s National Theatre |
| 25 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Le Danois Johan Reuter campe un Hollandais partagé entre la naïveté et le cynisme |
| 25 Jul 16 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
This was orchestral Wagner as outstanding as one might hear from Daniel Barenboim’s Staatskapelle Berlin |
| 25 Jul 16 / Opera Today |
Stormy seas, but not as Wagner intended |
| 22 Jul 16 / The Opera Critic |
Zwischen den Zeiten: Konwitschnys Fliegender Holländer bei den Opernfestspielen |
| 22 Jul 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Von Bord |
| 22 Jul 16 / Opernnetz |
La TraviataMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Après le hara-kiri de la geisha à Orange, voici l’agonie de la phtisique à Munich |
| 21 Jul 16 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Musik im Fokus: La traviata bei den Opernfestspielen |
| 21 Jul 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Traviata en Munich: Las estrellas cancelan |
| 19 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
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A satisfying but unremarkable La traviata at the Bayerische Staatsoper |
| 18 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
Lucrezia BorgiaMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Vesti la Gruba! |
| 21 Jul 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Lucrezia Borgia à Munich, Gruberova toujours? |
| 15 Jul 16 / ResMusica |
The Fiery AngelMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
L'Ange de feu à Munich, le théâtre est en fosse |
| 20 Jul 16 / ResMusica |
Gran ejecución musical y escénica |
| 19 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
A delightful Fiery Angel: a too-rarely performed Prokofiev opera |
| 18 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
Der RosenkavalierMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Kirill Petrenko dirige avec un enthousiasme et une gourmandise |
| 20 Jul 16 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
„Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein...“: Rosenkavalier-Zauber in München |
| 20 Jul 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Harteros, una Mariscala para la historia |
| 19 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
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Superlative Rosenkavalier featuring Anja Harteros and an impressive Cast under Kirill Petrenko |
| 18 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
La JuiveMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 26 | |
A cut down La Juive |
| 14 Jul 16 / Opera News |
Bieito does manage to convey the drama of La Juive with utmost fidelity |
| 14 Jul 16 / Opera Journal |
Le travail de Calixto Bieito choisit la voie hiératique |
| 13 Jul 16 / Le blog du Wanderer |
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This opera was the most memorable of the 2016 Festival |
| 12 Jul 16 / Musical Toronto |
La Juive à la Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich |
| 8 Jul 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Belles images pour une pâle Juive à Munich |
| 6 Jul 16 / ResMusica |
Conflits religieux |
| 6 Jul 16 / Altamusica |
Auf beiden Seiten der Mauer |
| 5 Jul 16 / Der Standard |
Fromental Halévy in Reinstform |
| 5 Jul 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Calixto Bieito ni escandaliza |
| 5 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
Vor die Wand |
| 4 Jul 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Religiöse Fanatiker |
| 4 Jul 16 / Klassik Info |
Auf beiden Seiten der Mauer |
| 4 Jul 16 / Die Deutsche Bühne |
A nicely sung version of Halévy’s rarely performed La Juive |
| 2 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
Successo caloroso alla fine dello spettacolo |
| 2 Jul 16 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Calixto Bieito confronta ‘La juive’ amb un mur de fanatisme |
| 29 Jun 16 / Ara |
Intoleranz vor der Klagemauer |
| 29 Jun 16 / Die Presse |
Ein Meisterwerk |
| 29 Jun 16 / klassik.com |
Die Mauer in den Köpfen |
| 29 Jun 16 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
Die anderen sind die Bösen |
| 28 Jun 16 / Stuttgarter Zeitung |
Eine Inszenierung ohne jedes Statement |
| 28 Jun 16 / Deutschland Radio |
Regisseur Bieito schrumpft Ausstattungsoper “La Juive” zum Kammerspiel |
| 28 Jun 16 / Musik Heute |
Geteilte Meinung über Bieitos "La Juive" in München |
| 28 Jun 16 / Die Welt |
Bieito enttäuscht: Schauerroutine an der Klagemauer |
| 28 Jun 16 / Merkur |
Anathème! |
| 28 Jun 16 / Forum Opéra |
Premierenkritik zu Halévys "La Juive" |
| 27 Jun 16 / BR Klassik |
La bohèmeMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A production that bears a stylistic kinship to the Zeffirelli extravaganza at the Met |
| 12 Jul 16 / Musical Toronto |
An evening filled with surprises |
| 7 Jul 16 / The Opera Critic |
LohengrinMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
As a diehard Wagnerite, any performance of Lohengrin is an occasion |
| 12 Jul 16 / Musical Toronto |
Lohengrin und der Hausbau |
| 5 Jul 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Un Lohengrin de resaca en Munich |
| 5 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
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Klaus Florian Vogt shines as Lohengrin under the baton of Lothar Koenigs |
| 4 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
ToscaMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 | |
With Kaufmann, Harteros and Terfel you have the ingredients for the hottest ticket in town |
| 12 Jul 16 / Musical Toronto |
Una Tosca inolvidable |
| 5 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
Kirill Petrenko and a trio of contemporary opera greats deliver a spectacular Tosca |
| 4 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Kaufmann, Harteros, Terfel, Petrenko dans Tosca à Munich |
| 4 Jul 16 / ResMusica |
Il successo meriterebbe un capitolo a parte |
| 4 Jul 16 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Una 'Tosca' per al record |
| 2 Jul 16 / El cronista errant |
Une Tosca de stars |
| 30 Jun 16 / Altamusica |
Ce fut plus qu’une grande représentation, ce fut un miracle |
| 29 Jun 16 / Le blog du Wanderer |
Harteros, Kaufmann, Terfel aux portes de la légende |
| 27 Jun 16 / Forum Opéra |
TurandotMunich Opera FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Nina Stemme, spectaculaire Turandot au Festival d'été de Munich |
| 11 Jul 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Vieldimensional |
| 11 Jul 16 / Opernnetz |
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Die Stars, die Premieren, das Drumherum. Und wo bekommt man noch Karten? Was man über die Opernfestspiele 2024 wissen muss. |
| 25 Jun 2024 / Süddeutsche Zeitung |
| No live stream for Munich's new 'Tristan und Isolde' |
Following questions about a possible live stream for the upcoming production of “Tristan und Isolde” starring Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, the Bayerische Staatsoper has responded explaining why there are no plans for a live stream. |
| 29 Jun 2021 / OperaWire |
| Angela Gheorghiu replaces Anna Netrebko in Munich |
Anna Netrebko has cancelled her participation at the Bayerische Staatsoper’s revival of Tosca in July next year citing obligations with the FIFA World Cup. Angela Gheorghiu will replace her. |
| 28 Oct 2017 / OperaWire |
| Anna Netrebko makes peace in her time with Munich |
After the Manon Lescaut walkout, the diva has agreed to return for a pair of festival performance next summer as Tatyana in Eugene Onegin. |
| 7 Nov 2014 / Slipped Disc |
| „Es war Liebe auf den ersten Ton“ |
Ein Porträt der Sopranistin Marina Rebeka, die bei Münchens Opernfestspielen erstmals die Titelrolle in „La traviata“ singt. |
| 8 Jul 2013 / Merkur |
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