Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical film "Fanny och Alexander" (1982) comes to life on the opera stage, in a creation by composer Mikael Karlsson and librettist Royce Vavrek. Stage director is Ivo van Hove. A grandiose family chronicle demands…

Director Christof Loy continues his series of opulent operas from the first third of the 20th century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In “La fiamma”, imposing choruses and colossal tableaux accompany a story about intrigues, power play and an affair…

In "Songs for Eternity", Ute Lemper brings to life compositions and lyrics by Jewish musicians and artists that were written in concentration camps during World War II and entrusted to her in the form of a songbook by her agent, Orly Beigel. This…

Prior to the Nazi invasion of 1939, the successful Jewish Czech businessman Emil Freund spent years building a magnificent art collection of impressionist, modernist and abstract paintings. Here we imagine an intimate soirée in his Prague apartment…

On the island of Ceylon, two pearl fishermen and childhood friends are torn apart by their love for the same woman, the young priestess Leïla. In this opera, which marks his debut, Bizet delivers luminous, tender music with a subtle Oriental flavour…

Richard Strauss’s Elektra was the sensation that ushered in modernity by at the same time popularizing it. Heroes on the verge of madness, just what the audience loves! The world comes tumbling down upon us, specifically here: the Straussian…

Rémi Panossian on piano, Maxime Delporte on double bass and Frédéric Petitprez on drums make up the Remi Panossian Trio. For over ten years now, the group has been producing energetic, creative jazz that has gone on to become a major international…

Take a pianist and composer from today's jazz scene, a curious musician constantly on the lookout for new experiences. Put him in the presence of soloists from the Ensemble Intercontemporain for a stimulating improvisation session. Then leave them to…

With a brilliant performance from the magnificent and humorously witty New Yorker, Cory Wong, at the jazzopen 2023 in Stuttgart on Schlossplatz, another outstanding musician with a fantastic band takes the stage at the venerable festival. Cory Wong…

The Cuban trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval in the magical courtyard of the Old Castle at the jazzopen stuttgart. A colorful potpourri of brilliant music, charmingly cheeky remarks, and entertaining magic in an atmosphere that can only be found in…