Tag Archives: Marco Armiliato

In Vienna, a Turandot without the clichés

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Mark Pullinger

Puccini: Turandot Wiener Staatsoper, 7th December 2023 Who is Turandot? An ice princess from Chinese fairytale? Forget that in Claus Guth’s outstanding new staging for the Wiener Staatsoper. Never one to deal in kitsch or cliché, Guth has no place … Continue reading →

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Softly awakes my cold, cold heart: a tepid Samson et Dalila in Vienna

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila *** Wiener Staatsoper, 12th May 2018 Strip Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila of its biblical setting and what have you got left? An individual who succumbs to temptation and forfeits his life to kill hundreds of his religious enemies. … Continue reading →

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Park and Bark Central: Ernani at The Met

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: Ernani Metropolitan Opera in HD, 25th February 2012 This was a very old-fashioned night at the opera – and you’re welcome to take that in whatever way you will. Here was Verdi’s gloriously melodic Ernani (the one with the … Continue reading →

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