John Daszak

Opera in four acts by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Libretto by Dmitri Shostakovich and Alexander Preis after 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk...

Scaoileadh : 2016.11.12
Coitianta : 0.091

Scaoileadh : 2023.10.29
Coitianta : 0.648

One of Modest Mussorgsky's great talents was his unique ability to transpose words, psychological states, and even physical movements, into music....

Scaoileadh : 2007.03.10
Coitianta : 0.885

Requiring 38 soloists, chorus, and large orchestra, Hans Pfitzner's "Palestrina" is a challenging opera to stage. In Munich, the city in which it was...

Scaoileadh : 2009.07.14
Coitianta : 0.463

In the words of the prestigious German weekly 'Die Zeit,' the stage production of Wagner's 'Rheingold' and 'Walküre' by La Fura dels Baus 'quite...

Scaoileadh : 2009.11.16
Coitianta : 0.353

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is a powerful work of raw emotional intensity. With themes of adultery and murder, the story follows the downfall of a bored...

Scaoileadh : 2016.01.23
Coitianta : 0.568

Of Shostakovich’s initial undertaking – a trilogy on the tragic destinies of Russian women through the ages – only one opera was...

Scaoileadh : 2019.04.16
Coitianta : 0.853

Based on Oscar Wilde's lurid play, it is an intense exploration of the Salome story. Its sumptuous vocal and orchestral writing seethes and pulsates...

Scaoileadh : 2020.09.20
Coitianta : 0.595

Opera lies at the heart of Rimsky-Korsakov's colourful idiom, but performances are few and far between; this realisation of his penultimate and...

Scaoileadh : 2012.01.01
Coitianta : 0.51

A study of a man's physical and mental limitations. In the 24 quite harsh and grueling fragments of the unfinished drama, a body and a mind are...

Scaoileadh : 2018.08.30
Coitianta : 0.815

Kent Nagano superbly masters the challenges presented by this score, shapes the dynamics with subtle intensity, and casts the score in a mellow glow....

Scaoileadh : 2012.08.28
Coitianta : 0.195

Moses relies on his eloquent brother’s help to translate the abstract idea of God into understandable images. But don't his persuasive words...

Scaoileadh : 2015.04.19
Coitianta : 0.05

Britten's last opera, in two acts, presented by Teatro Real.

Scaoileadh : 2018.10.12
Coitianta : 0.597

Salome, princess of Judea, the daughter‑in‑law of King Herod, finds life in her father‑in‑law’s palace dreary. Her...

Scaoileadh : 2022.10.27
Coitianta : 0.065