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Barak – but not Obama – enthralls Berlin !!

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Berlin  13-12-2009

Barak, the dyer or tanner, is the actual hero of Richard Strauss’s masterpiece opera, ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ which the Deutsche Oper staged yesterday evening in Berlin.

This last performance of the opera for the 2009/2010 season was conducted by Axel Kober, with vocal soloists Robert Brubaker, Manuela Uhl, Jane Henschel, Eva Johansson and Johan Reuter as Barak.

The orchestra, conductor and both [...] Continue Reading…

Verdi-YES, Baritone Domingo YES, Berlin Staatsoper stage director NO!

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

With roaring applause, the Berlin Opera public yet again clearly let it be known where their preferences lay.

Berlin opera audiences, as is their wont, rarely just relax and sit on their hands at the end of a performance. They are at either extreme end – of either booing with catcalls [or just booing if they are in a polite mood] or the [...] Continue Reading…

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