Rachmaninoff’s three operas in one evening in Zürich
Three rarely performed one-act operas, one evening: Zürich puts Rachmaninoff’s operas centre stage and asks what dramatic arc might unite them.
→Theatre, opera and dance – premieres, venues and the people behind them.
Three rarely performed one-act operas, one evening: Zürich puts Rachmaninoff’s operas centre stage and asks what dramatic arc might unite them.
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→Classical technique in a state of emergency: Ballett am Rhein pairs William Forsythe’s “In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated” with Sharon Eyal’s “Strong”.
→In Fallada’s novel, a young couple fight to avoid sliding into poverty. Luise Voigt stages the novel in Frankfurt as a revue spanning an era of crisis and the present.
→Rota is expected to take over in 2028, Jagels as early as 2026. In between, Theater Erfurt will not simply be keeping things running, but preparing for its future leadership.
→A stranger learns words – and with them, other people’s order. Claudia Bauer directs Peter Handke’s ‘Kaspar’ at Schauspiel Köln.
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