Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
By Rebecca Schmid A new production of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore at the Deutsche Oper turned out to be a very Anglophone evening. Staged by Irina Brook (daughter of the legendary director Peter Brook), the opera starred young American singers Heidi Stober and Dimitri Pittas. And for the first time, the company introduced English subtitles alongside […]
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Tags: Alexandra Hutton, Deutsche Oper, Dimitri Pittas, donizetti, Heidi Stober, Irina Brook, L'Elisir d'amore, Martin Buczkó, MusicalAmerica.com, Nicola Alaimo, Noëlle Ginefri, Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, Simon Pauly, Thomas Richter
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
By Rebecca Schmid The Deutsche Oper maintains a dedicated West Berlin following not only for its provocative stagings but sober concert operas showcasing star singers. Of nine “premieres” this season, four are in concert, and in the best scenario feature works known for their dramaturgical weaknesses. The house claimed in a press conference last season […]
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Tags: Armin Gramer, Daniel Cramer, Deutsche Oper, Ensemble Kaleidoskop, Guillermo Garcia Calvo, HAU1, I Due Foscari, james jorden, Leo Nucci, Mascha Mazur, Monteverdi, Olof Borman, Orfeo, Peaches, Ramon Vargas, Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, Sabine Neumann, Tagesspiegel, Timo Kreuser, Ulrike Schwab, verdi
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