“First and foremost, you have to disobey: that’s the first duty when the order is threatening and cannot be explained.” (Ariane et Barbe Bleue or La Délivrance inutile, act 1.)…
LE DOMINO NOIR (The Black Domino) | Opéra Comique
A typical example of the opéra-comique style of the first half of the 19th century, The Black Domino (Le Domino Noir) is the ninth most performed opera at the Opéra Comique…
SALOME | Wiener Staatsoper
Strauss’s first masterpiece premiered in 1905, Salome (op. 54) is an opera of rare power, unfolding continuously in one act, a pure fin de siècle product, the first step towards expressionism, eminently…