by Jens Winther | Sep 7, 2023 | Opera, Opera, Salzburg, Salzburg
FALSTAFF – SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2023 ★☆☆☆☆☆ REVIEW: FALSTAFF FLOPS IN SALZBURG Zurich-born, avant-garde director Christoph Marthaler flops miserably with his Falstaff production in Salzburg, which has received so many beatings from the audience and the press that...
by Jens Winther | Aug 29, 2023 | Opera, Opera, Salzburg, Salzburg
MACBETH – SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2023 ★★★★★☆ REVIEW MACBETH: STARS ON STAGE IN BLOODY HORROR OPERA Polish stage director Warlikowski’s horror staging of Verdi’s take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, with star soprano Asmik Grigorian in front, is a wild...
by Jens Winther | Aug 28, 2023 | Ballet, Opera, Opera, Salzburg, Salzburg
ORFEO ED EURIDICE • SALZBURG FESTSPIELE 2023 ★★★★★☆ REVIEW ORFEO ED EURIDICE: 50% OPERA 50% BALLET AND 100% BREATHTAKING Cecilia Bartoli shines in Christof Loy’s super-aesthetic production of Orfeo Ed Euridice, impressing as neo-classical gesamtkunst in a...
by Jens Winther | Aug 28, 2023 | Opera, Opera, Salzburg, Salzburg
THE GREEK PASSION – SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2023 ★★★★☆☆ REVIEW THE GREEK PASSION : IMPRESSIVE MASS CHOREOGRAPHY AND TECHNICAL MIRACLES The Salzburg Opera Festival presents a visually and technically impressive Simon Stone production of the contemporary opera rarity...
by Jens Winther | Aug 7, 2023 | Opera, Opera, Salzburg, Salzburg
SALZBURG FESTSPIELE 2022 ★★★★★☆ GOT TO SEE THIS /DET SKU’ DU SE REVIEWS SALZBURGER FESTSPIELE 2022 Highlights from this year’s most prestigious opera event. Jens Winther takes you to 7 remarkable performances and a festival that once again exceeded even the most...
by Jens Winther | Sep 5, 2022 | Opera, Opera, Salzburg, Salzburg
SALZBURG FESTSPIELE 2022 ★★★★★☆ GOT TO SEE THIS /DET SKU’ DU SE REVIEWS SALZBURGER FESTSPIELE 2022 Highlights from this year’s most prestigious opera event. Jens Winther takes you to 7 remarkable performances and a festival that once again exceeded even the most...
