The New York Times – Music:
“Monster’s Paradise,” by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, attempts an operatic response to current events and politics. Is that possible?
Category: Hamburg State Opera
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The ‘Gigantic, Fecal Baby’ Inside Every Populist Ruler
The New York Times – Music:
Olga Neuwirth’s new opera, “Monster’s Paradise,” leans into the absurd to examine the phenomenon of the strongman leader (with added zombies).
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Salvatore Sciarrino Returns to Myth in the Opera ‘Venere e Adone’
The New York Times – Music:
Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Venere e Adone,” his 15th opera, premieres this weekend at the Hamburg State Opera.