Three of the Deutsche Oper Berlin's most recently unbeatable opera stars of the Slavic school have come, seen, and conquered Lieder composed by Richard Strauss and Aribert Reimann. Please enjoy my review

From Elena Pankratova's beginnings in the more Italianate repertoire to her current tenure in the Wagnerian repertoire, she continues rising as the wrathfully vengeful princess Elektra. Please enjoy my

Orchestral music and Lieder syncopate to make this evening of Richard Strauss's works flourish. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.

Intimately romantic twists and turns and various operatic references pepper Tobias Kratzer's production of Richard Strauss's Intermezzo with fascinating character dynamics. Please enjoy my review and let

Ascending from her beginnings in more florid roles to tackling the steelier ones, Olesya Golovneva tackles the irresistible yet unhinged Princess Salome of Judea. Please enjoy my review and let me know

Daniel O'Hearn, a consistently rising full lyric tenor with a huge repertoire, abundant potential, and a brilliant future, tackles the role of the impassioned officer Matteo. Please enjoy my review and

The slice-of-life character constellations remain strong with Tobias Kratzer's production of Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten, despite being void of its legendary fairy-tale roots. Please enjoy my review

Evelyn Herlitzius leaps from Elektra's bloodthirstily feral vengeance and anguished trauma and steps into Klytämnestra's elaborate robe decked in guilt-ridden angst and soul-shattering nightmares. Please

I may have called this "Histoires Eternelles" instead of "Histoires Naturelles" in my review. However, this Liederabend exuded timelessness, thanks to the phenomenal artistry presented

The Metropolitan Opera House embarks listeners on an epic fairy-tale opera thrill ride about fertility and conjugal love with Die Frau Ohne Schatten. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.

Hello, everybody. I know I am seven months too late to share this with you, but I want to share with you my first and, so far, only participation in the audience's first impressions of the premiere of

Combining classics by Richard Strauss and Max Reger as well as a fresh face in Philipp Maintz was a Liederabend that unites the musical prowess of John Parr, Flurina Stucki, Attilio Glaser, and Philipp

How did Gabriela Scherer tackle the title role of Strauss's Arabella, as she ended up singing the subsequent performances after the premiere? Find out in my review and please let me know your opinions

A bizarrely confusing Regietheater production of Strauss's Arabella made its premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin three days ago with a cast of both veterans and fresh-faced singers. Enjoy my review and

Jordan Shanahan, a dramatic baritone whose career has seen him rise from handsomely lyrical roles to more viscerally challenging roles, takes on Jochanaan the mysterious yet raving prophet. Enjoy my review

How did Karita Mattila fare when she graduated from the virginal yet anxious princess Chrysothemis to the hysterically neurotic yet relatively stately queen Klytämnestra? Find out in my review and let

How explosive is this Greek tragedy headed by the strong talents Frau Lindstrom, Frau Brimberg, and Frau Larsson? Find out in this review.

The gorgeous, alluring, and versatile Gun-Brit Barkmin strikes up the band as this biblical teen temptress. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.

The gorgeous, alluring, and versatile Gun-Brit Barkmin strikes up the band as this biblical teen temptress. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.

I take a look at a Hans Neuenfels-directed Ariadne auf Naxos. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.