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Operatic Dead Ends
Carmen Giannattasio as Mimì in La bohème © Mike Hoban/ROH 2012 It’s a familiar cliché: as death approaches, your life flashes before your eyes. If you live in the world of opera, you could be mistaken...
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Musical highlight: The chilling motif that haunts Strauss's Elektra
Anne Schwanewilms as Chrysothemis and Alfie Boe as Young Servant in Elektra © Clive Barda / ROH 2008 The opera may be called Elektra but it’s her father’s name that dominates the score. A rampaging,...
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Musical Highlight: The Cry of the Falcon motif from Strauss's Die Frau ohne...
Actors in Die Frau ohne Schatten, La Scala, Milan, 2013 © Monika Rittershaus/Teatro alla Scala The invention and beauty of Richard Strauss's score for Die Frau ohne Schatten is staggering. Strauss...
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