Jürgen Flimm, Director of Festivals and Opera Houses, Dies at 81 Posted by By A.J. Goldmann February 12, 2023Posted inBayreuth Wagner Festival, Berlin (Germany), Berlin State Opera, Classical Music, Deaths (Obituaries), Flimm, Jurgen, Metropolitan Opera, Music, Opera, Salzburg (Austria), Salzburg Festival, Theater He left his mark in Hamburg, Berlin, Salzburg and elsewhere. He also directed a memorable “Ring” cycle in Bayreuth.
At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution Posted by By Zachary Woolfe August 14, 2022Posted inBarenboim, Daniel, Bartoli, Cecilia, Castellucci, Romeo, Classical Music, Currentzis, Teodor I, Kat'a Kabanova (Opera), Kaufmann, Jonas, Kosky, Barrie (1967- ), Lang Lang, Music, Nelsons, Andris, Neshat, Shirin, Opera, Salzburg (Austria), Salzburg Festival, Vienna Philharmonic Classical music’s pre-eminent annual event had more revivals than usual, but also a breathless new staging of Janacek’s “Kat’a Kabanova.”
At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution Posted by By Zachary Woolfe August 14, 2022Posted inBarenboim, Daniel, Bartoli, Cecilia, Castellucci, Romeo, Classical Music, Currentzis, Teodor I, Kat'a Kabanova (Opera), Kaufmann, Jonas, Kosky, Barrie (1967- ), Lang Lang, Music, Nelsons, Andris, Neshat, Shirin, Opera, Salzburg (Austria), Salzburg Festival, Vienna Philharmonic Classical music’s pre-eminent annual event had more revivals than usual, but also a breathless new staging of Janacek’s “Kat’a Kabanova.”