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Michael Levine, Jenůfa | Directed by Claus Guth | Photo © ROH 2021, Tristram Kenton, set design magazine
Michael Levine
Jenůfa
Two courageous women struggling for fulfilment against the backdrop of a claustrophobic rural community.
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Damien Jalet's 'Kites' | Sets by Jim Hodges, costumes by Jean-Paul Lespagnard | Photo © Tilo Stengel set design magazine
Damien Jalet's 'Kites' | Sets by Jim Hodges, costumes by Jean-Paul Lespagnard | Photo © Tilo Stengel set design magazine
Damien Jalet
Kites
New York artist Jim Hodges designs the sets in Damien Jalet's latest creation 'Kites'.
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Scenography Today set design magazine - Raimund Orfeo Voigt, Yvonne, Die Burgunder­prinzessin | Directed by Mateja Koležnik | Photo © Birgit Hupfeld
Scenography Today set design magazine - Raimund Orfeo Voigt, Yvonne, Die Burgunder­prinzessin | Directed by Mateja Koležnik | Photo © Birgit Hupfeld
Raimund Orfeo Voigt
Yvonne, Die Burgunder­prinzessin
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 / Theatre

Michael Levine, Jenůfa | Directed by Claus Guth | Photo © ROH 2021, Tristram Kenton, set design magazine
Michael Levine, Jenůfa | Directed by Claus Guth | Photo © ROH 2021, Tristram Kenton, set design magazine
Michael Levine
Jenůfa
Two courageous women struggling for fulfilment against the backdrop of a claustrophobic rural community.
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 / Opera

Gary McCann, Tosca | Directed by Michael Gieleta | set design magazine
Gary McCann, Tosca | Directed by Michael Gieleta | set design magazine
Gary McCann
Tosca
Clash of styles in a rebuilt Rome from the 1950s
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 / Opera

Romeo Castellucci, Don Giovanni | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Romeo Castellucci, Don Giovanni | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Romeo Castellucci
Don Giovanni
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 / Opera

Sasha Waltz & Guests, “In C”, Terry Riley | Ensemble | ©Jo Glinka 2021
Sasha Waltz & Guests, “In C”, Terry Riley | Ensemble | ©Jo Glinka 2021
Sasha Waltz & Guests
In C
How the performing arts can inspire individual behaviours for positive social change.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Dance

Emanuele Sinisi, Tosca Dir. Rafael R. Villalobos, paintings Santiago Ydáñez ST set design magazine
Emanuele Sinisi, Tosca Dir. Rafael R. Villalobos, paintings Santiago Ydáñez ST set design magazine
Emanuele Sinisi
Tosca
In conversation with the designer, we discover the architectural and artistic references inspiring the sets for Rafael R Villalobos' production of Tosca at La Monnaie.
C. Girard

 / Opera

Michael Levine, Peter Grimes Dir. Deborah Warner Set Design Magazine
Michael Levine, Peter Grimes Dir. Deborah Warner Set Design Magazine
Michael Levine
Peter Grimes
A unique and raw portrayal of Peter Grimes' drama set in a poor town on the Suffolk coast.
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 / Opera

Set design Paolo Fantin, Jenůfa | Dir. Damiano Michieletto | Photo © Bernd Uhlig
Set design Paolo Fantin, Jenůfa | Dir. Damiano Michieletto | Photo © Bernd Uhlig
Paolo Fantin
Jenůfa
The terrible secret is hidden in the ice. Paolo Fantin gives insight into his icy sets for Damiano Michieletto's staging of Jenůfa in Berlin.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Klaus Grünberg, Frühlingsstürme | Dir. Barrie Kosky | Photo © Klaus Grünberg, courtesy of the author
Klaus Grünberg, Frühlingsstürme | Dir. Barrie Kosky | Photo © Klaus Grünberg, courtesy of the author
Klaus Grünberg
Frühlingsstürme
A show stored for decades in a box. We discover the story behind Klaus Grünberg and Anne Kuhn's set design for Barrie Kosky's 2020 production of Frühlingsstürme by Weinberger.
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 / Operetta

Set design Paolo-Fantin-Damiano-Michieletto-Beatrice-et-Benedict-Blandine-Soulage-01100.jpg
Set design Paolo-Fantin-Damiano-Michieletto-Beatrice-et-Benedict-Blandine-Soulage-01100.jpg
Paolo Fantin
Béatrice et Bénédict
"I would define this an experiment on love" - Read Paolo Fantin's insights into his set design for 'Béatrice et Bénédict' staged by Damiano Michieletto at Opéra de Lyon.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Christian Schmidt, Simon Boccanegra | Dir. Andreas Homoki | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Christian Schmidt, Simon Boccanegra | Dir. Andreas Homoki | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Christian Schmidt
Simon Boccanegra
Labyrinthic, variable spaces on a revolving stage create a filmic cross-fade experience in Andreas Homoki's production of Simon Boccanegra at Opernhaus Zürich.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Robert Wilson, Der Messias | Photo © Lucie Jansch
Robert Wilson, Der Messias | Photo © Lucie Jansch
Robert Wilson
Der Messias
...a kind of spiritual journey
C. Girard

 / Oratorio

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Szczesniak-Warlikowski-Elektra-Uhlig-Salzburger-Festspiele-2020-00132
Małgorzata Szczęśniak
Elektra
The labyrinths of the human soul at the Felsenreitschule
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 / Opera

Michael Levine, Iphigénie en Tauride. Dir. Andreas Homoki. Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Michael Levine, Iphigénie en Tauride. Dir. Andreas Homoki. Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Michael Levine
Iphigénie en Tauride
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 / Opera

Robert Wilson, The Jungle Book | © Lucie Jansch
Robert Wilson, The Jungle Book | © Lucie Jansch
Robert Wilson
The Jungle Book
“The Jungle Book is a work for all ages. I always liked what Baudelaire said: ‘Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will.’”
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Tom Pye, Akhnaten | Dir. P. McDermott | © Karen Almond / Met Opera
Tom Pye, Akhnaten | Dir. P. McDermott | © Karen Almond / Met Opera
Tom Pye
Akhnaten
One of Philip Glass’s three large-scale operas based on a “big idea".
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 / Opera

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Rufus-Didwiszus-Orphee-Aux-Enfers-Kosky-Rittershaus-00115
Rufus Didwiszus
Orphée aux enfers
The surreal fantasy world staged by Barrie Kosky
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Hiroshi Sugimoto, At the hawk's well | © Ann Ray / OnP
Hiroshi Sugimoto, At the hawk's well | © Ann Ray / OnP
Hiroshi Sugimoto
At the Hawk's Well
Giuliano Picchi

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Jan Versweyveld, Don Giovanni | Dir. Ivo van Hove | © Charles Duprat / OnP
Jan Versweyveld, Don Giovanni | Dir. Ivo van Hove | © Charles Duprat / OnP
Jan Versweyveld
Don Giovanni
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Alfons Flores, Frankenstein | Dir. À. Ollé (La Fura dels Baus) | Photo © Bernd Uhlig
Alfons Flores, Frankenstein | Dir. À. Ollé (La Fura dels Baus) | Photo © Bernd Uhlig
Alfons Flores
Frankenstein
A contemporary opera based on Mary Shelley's novel.
C. Girard

 / Opera

Olafur Eliasson, Hippolyte et Aricie | Staging A. Collins | Photo © Karl and Monika Forster
Olafur Eliasson, Hippolyte et Aricie | Staging A. Collins | Photo © Karl and Monika Forster
Olafur Eliasson
Hippolyte et Aricie
Singers and dancers are "instruments of the light" interacting with space
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Bill Viola, Tristan und Isolde | © Vincent Pontet / Opéra national de Paris
Bill Viola, Tristan und Isolde | © Vincent Pontet / Opéra national de Paris
Bill Viola
Tristan und Isolde
The 2005 Opéra national de Paris production directed by Peter Sellars.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Rufus Didwiszus, Winterreise | Choreography C. Spuck | © Gregory Batardon
Rufus Didwiszus, Winterreise | Choreography C. Spuck | © Gregory Batardon
Rufus Didwiszus
Winterreise
Giuliano Picchi

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Romeo Castellucci and Michael Hansmeyer, Die Zauberflöte | © Bernd Uhlig / De Munt La Monnaie
Romeo Castellucci and Michael Hansmeyer, Die Zauberflöte | © Bernd Uhlig / De Munt La Monnaie
Romeo Castellucci
Die Zauberflöte
An algorithmic architecture designed by Michael Hansmeyer​.
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Romeo Castellucci, Salome | Photo © Salzburger Festspiele / Ruth Walz
Romeo Castellucci, Salome | Photo © Salzburger Festspiele / Ruth Walz
Romeo Castellucci
Salome
Stone and brass reveal the telluric power of Salome at the Salzburger Festspiele.
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 / Opera

Rebecca Ringst, L'incoronazione di Poppea | Dir. C. Bieito | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Rebecca Ringst, L'incoronazione di Poppea | Dir. C. Bieito | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Rebecca Ringst
L'incoronazione di Poppea
The elliptical catwalk in Calixto Bieito's staging is a platform of vanity and narcissism.
C. Girard

 / Opera

Radu Boruzescu, Richard III | Staged by R. Carsen | Photo © Michele Crosera
Radu Boruzescu, Richard III | Staged by R. Carsen | Photo © Michele Crosera
Radu Boruzescu
Richard III
The dark atmosphere of Robert Carsen’s setting for Richard III by Giorgio Battistelli.
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Alfons Flores, La Bohème | Staged by À. Ollé / La Fura dels Baus | Photo Ramella & Giannese © Teatro Regio Torino
Alfons Flores, La Bohème | Staged by À. Ollé / La Fura dels Baus | Photo Ramella & Giannese © Teatro Regio Torino
Alfons Flores
La Bohème
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Gary McCann, Der Freischütz | Directed by C. Räth | Photo © Wiener Staatsoper GmbH / Michael Pöhn
Gary McCann, Der Freischütz | Directed by C. Räth | Photo © Wiener Staatsoper GmbH / Michael Pöhn
Gary McCann
Der Freischütz
The space is defined by an aggressive geometry which appears infinite in its perspective.
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Jan Versweyveld, Boris Godounov | Staged by Ivo van Hove | © Agathe Poupeney / OnP
Jan Versweyveld, Boris Godounov | Staged by Ivo van Hove | © Agathe Poupeney / OnP
Jan Versweyveld
Boris Godunov
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 / Opera, Quick view

Christian Schmidt, Die lustige Witwe | Directed by C. Guth | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Christian Schmidt, Die lustige Witwe | Directed by C. Guth | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Christian Schmidt
Die lustige Witwe
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 / Operetta, Quick view

Mariko Mori, Madama Butterfly | Staged by Àlex Rigola | Photo © Michele Crosera
Mariko Mori, Madama Butterfly | Staged by Àlex Rigola | Photo © Michele Crosera
Mariko Mori
Madama Butterfly
The 2013 La Fenice production in collaboration with the Venice Biennale.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Gary McCann, La Clemenza di Tito | Staged by F. Ceresa | Photo © Alan Humerose
Gary McCann, La Clemenza di Tito | Staged by F. Ceresa | Photo © Alan Humerose
Gary McCann
La clemenza di Tito
Ancient Roman aesthetic combined with a 1930s Modernist look.
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Marko Japelj, Le sacre du printemps | Choreographed by E. Clug | Photo © G. Batardon
Marko Japelj, Le sacre du printemps | Choreographed by E. Clug | Photo © G. Batardon
Marko Japelj
Le sacre du printemps
The dancers confront with the element of water.
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Robert Wilson, Adam's passion | Photo © Kristian Kruuser /Kaupo Kikkas
Robert Wilson, Adam's passion | Photo © Kristian Kruuser /Kaupo Kikkas
Robert Wilson
Adam's passion
The unfolding visuals allow the listening even better than by having closed eyes.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Musical theatre

Marina Abramović, Pelléas et Mélisande | Dir. / Chor. S. L. Cherkaoui & D. Jalet | Photo © Rahi Rezvani
Marina Abramović, Pelléas et Mélisande | Dir. / Chor. S. L. Cherkaoui & D. Jalet | Photo © Rahi Rezvani
Marina Abramović
Pelléas et Mélisande
"Crystals are like a bridge between the human and the universal"
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Christof Hetzer, Tristan und Isolde | Directed by P. Audi | Photo © Ruth Walz / DNO
Christof Hetzer, Tristan und Isolde | Directed by P. Audi | Photo © Ruth Walz / DNO
Christof Hetzer
Tristan und Isolde
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Julie Mehretu, Only the sound remains | Staging P. Sellars | Photo © Ruth Walz
Julie Mehretu, Only the sound remains | Staging P. Sellars | Photo © Ruth Walz
Julie Mehretu
Only the sound remains
Through Noh theatre, Sellars uses opera to create a quiet moment of total focus and concentration.
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Michael Levine
Madama Butterfly
The set design suggests instead of showing, preserving the magic of the scene.
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Set design Paolo Fantin, La Damnation de Faust | Staged by D. Michieletto | Photo © Yasuko Kageyama / TOR
Set design Paolo Fantin, La Damnation de Faust | Staged by D. Michieletto | Photo © Yasuko Kageyama / TOR
Paolo Fantin
La Damnation de Faust
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Daniel Buren, Daphnis et Chloé | Choreography by B. Millepied |Photo © Agathe Poupeney / OnP
Daniel Buren, Daphnis et Chloé | Choreography by B. Millepied |Photo © Agathe Poupeney / OnP
Daniel Buren
Daphnis et Chloé
C. Girard

 / Ballet

Etienne Pluss, La Bohème | Directed by C. Guth | Photo © Bernd Uhlig / OnP
Etienne Pluss, La Bohème | Directed by C. Guth | Photo © Bernd Uhlig / OnP
Etienne Pluss
La Bohème
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Alfons Flores, Tristan und Isolde | Staged by Àlex Ollé | Photo © A. Bofill
Alfons Flores, Tristan und Isolde | Staged by Àlex Ollé | Photo © A. Bofill
Alfons Flores
Tristan und Isolde
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Klaus Grünberg, Pelléas et Mélisande | Staging Barrie Kosky | Photo © Klaus Grünberg, courtesy of the author
Klaus Grünberg, Pelléas et Mélisande | Staging Barrie Kosky | Photo © Klaus Grünberg, courtesy of the author
Klaus Grünberg
Pelléas et Mélisande
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Urs Schönebaum, Répons at Park Avenue Armory | Mise-en-espace by Pierre Audi | Photo by Stephanie Berger ©
Urs Schönebaum, Répons at Park Avenue Armory | Mise-en-espace by Pierre Audi | Photo by Stephanie Berger ©
Urs Schönebaum
Répons
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Sabine Theunissen, Wozzeck | Dir. William Kentridge | Salzburger Festspiele 2017 | © SF / Ruth Walz
Sabine Theunissen, Wozzeck | Dir. William Kentridge | Salzburger Festspiele 2017 | © SF / Ruth Walz
Sabine Theunissen and William Kentridge
Wozzeck
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Jan Versweyveld, The things that pass. Photo © Jan Versweyveld
Jan Versweyveld, The things that pass. Photo © Jan Versweyveld
Jan Versweyveld
The things that pass
Giuliano Picchi

 / Theatre

Katrin Lea Tag, Dido and Aeneas | Staging Barrie Kosky | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Katrin Lea Tag, Dido and Aeneas | Staging Barrie Kosky | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Katrin Lea Tag
Dido and Aeneas
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 / Opera, Revival

Stefano Poda, Lucia di Lammermoor 2017. Photo © Alan Humerose
Stefano Poda, Lucia di Lammermoor 2017. Photo © Alan Humerose
Stefano Poda
Lucia di Lammermoor
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 / Opera

Katrin Lea Tag, Bluebeard's Castle | Staging Barrie Kosky | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Katrin Lea Tag, Bluebeard's Castle | Staging Barrie Kosky | Photo © Monika Rittershaus
Katrin Lea Tag
Bluebeard’s Castle
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 / Opera, Revival

Annemarie Woods
Rinaldo
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 / Opera

Robert Wilson
Pelléas et Mélisande
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 / Revival

'Tartuffe' Residenztheater München © Raimund Orfeo Voigt
'Tartuffe' Residenztheater München © Raimund Orfeo Voigt
Raimund Orfeo Voigt
Tartuffe
C. Girard

 / Theatre

Set design Christian Schmidt Aida directed by Shirin Neshat Magazine view
Set design Christian Schmidt Aida directed by Shirin Neshat Magazine view
Christian Schmidt
Aida
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Pier Luigi Pizzi
La pietra del paragone
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 / Opera, Revival

Sasha Waltz
Kreatur
Physical and emotional shifts between power and powerless
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 / Performance design

Marko Japelj, Corpus - disTANZ | Choreography Filipe Portugal | Photo Gregory Batardon, Ballett Zürich
Marko Japelj, Corpus - disTANZ | Choreography Filipe Portugal | Photo Gregory Batardon, Ballett Zürich
Marko Japelj
disTANZ
C. Girard

 / Ballet

Christian Schmidt
Rigoletto
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Sabine Theunissen and William Kentridge
Lulu
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Urs Schönebaum
Bomarzo
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 / Opera

Alfons Flores
Der fliegende Holländer
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 / Opera

Stefano Poda
Faust
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 / Opera

Robert Wilson
Edda
Giuliano Picchi

 / Theatre

Michael Levine, Billy Budd | Ph: Javier del Real / Teatro Real de Madrid
Michael Levine, Billy Budd | Ph: Javier del Real / Teatro Real de Madrid
Michael Levine
Billy Budd
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Olafur Eliasson
Tree of Codes
Giuliano Picchi

 / Ballet

Maja Ziska Hotel Pro Forma
Madama Butterfly
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 / Opera

Sila Sveta Pygmalion
Sila Sveta Pygmalion
Sila Sveta
Pygmalion
Giuliano Picchi

 / Performance

Klaus Grünberg Macbeth M. Rittershaus
Klaus Grünberg Macbeth M. Rittershaus
Klaus Grünberg
Macbeth
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

Jaafar Chalabi, Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness | ©Fernando Marcos
Jaafar Chalabi, Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness | ©Fernando Marcos
Jaafar Chalabi
Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness
Giuliano Picchi

 / Ballet

Gary McCann
Macbeth
Giuliano Picchi

 / Featured, Opera

Ulrich Rasche
Die Räuber
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Anish Kapoor, Parsifal | © Monika Rittershaus / Ruth Walz
Anish Kapoor, Parsifal | © Monika Rittershaus / Ruth Walz
Anish Kapoor
Parsifal
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Pia Maier Schriever & Chiharu Shiota, Matsukaze | Photo © Bernd Uhlig
Pia Maier Schriever & Chiharu Shiota, Matsukaze | Photo © Bernd Uhlig
Pia Maier Schriever
Matsukaze
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Set design Paolo Fantin, Aquagranda | © Michele Crosera
Set design Paolo Fantin, Aquagranda | © Michele Crosera
Paolo Fantin
Aquagranda
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Pia Maier Schriever & Sasha Waltz, Tannhäuser | © Bernd Uhlig
Pia Maier Schriever & Sasha Waltz, Tannhäuser | © Bernd Uhlig
Pia Maier Schriever
Tannhäuser
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 / Opera

Martin Zehetgruber, Manon Lescaut | © Bernd Uhlig
Martin Zehetgruber, Manon Lescaut | © Bernd Uhlig
Martin Zehetgruber
Manon Lescaut
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 / Opera

Johannes Leiacker, Alcina | © Monika Rittershaus
Johannes Leiacker, Alcina | © Monika Rittershaus
Johannes Leiacker
Alcina
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Milja Salovaara, Draum om hausten | © Erik Berg
Milja Salovaara, Draum om hausten | © Erik Berg
Milja Salovaara
Draum om hausten
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George Tsypin, Guillaume Tell | © Ruth Walz
George Tsypin, Guillaume Tell | © Ruth Walz
George Tsypin
Guillaume Tell
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Gary McCann, Ariadne auf Naxos | © Marco Borggreve
Gary McCann, Ariadne auf Naxos | © Marco Borggreve
Gary McCann
Ariadne auf Naxos
Giuliano Picchi

 / Opera

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Kara Walker
Norma
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Reinhard von der Thannen, Faust | © Salzburger Festspiele / Monika Rittershaus
Reinhard von der Thannen, Faust | © Salzburger Festspiele / Monika Rittershaus
Reinhard von der Thannen
Faust
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Hildegard Bechtler, The exterminating angel | © Monika Rittershaus
Hildegard Bechtler, The exterminating angel | © Monika Rittershaus
Hildegard Bechtler
The exterminating angel
Giuliano Picchi

 / Featured, Opera

Frank Philipp Schlößmann, Amleto | © Karl Forster
Frank Philipp Schlößmann, Amleto | © Karl Forster
Frank Philipp Schlößmann
Amleto
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Hans Schavernoch
Der Rosenkavalier
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 / Opera

Christian Schmidt
Fidelio
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Pier Luigi Pizzi, Alceste | © Michele Crosera
Pier Luigi Pizzi, Alceste | © Michele Crosera
Pier Luigi Pizzi
Alceste
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Damien Jalet's 'Kites' | Sets by Jim Hodges, costumes by Jean-Paul Lespagnard | Photo © Tilo Stengel set design magazine
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Scenography Today set design magazine - Raimund Orfeo Voigt, Yvonne, Die Burgunder­prinzessin | Directed by Mateja Koležnik | Photo © Birgit Hupfeld
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