Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Down by the water’s edge something stirs: a “reconstruction” of Swan Lake by Alexei Ratmansky which received its ...

Translucence, transparency – warmth’ are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven's only opera, and all are present in this fantastic ...

The Opernhaus Zurich is Switzerland’s largest cultural institution. As a joint-stock company with more than 2,400 private shareholders, it has remained in private hands to this day. Wilhelm ...

Over the past two seasons, Opernhaus Zürich has unrolled its new production of Wagner’s epic tetralogy, The Ring of the Nibelung, helmed by the outgoing intendant, Andreas Homoki. In May, the company ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Benjamin Barker (Bryn Terfel) is a barber in Victorian London. He leads a ...

The home video release Iphigenie en Tauride contains a film of a live performance of the work, as mounted by the Opernhaus Zurich in 2001. Claus Guth directs for the stage, with a cast that includes ...

Peter Grimes (Opernhaus Zürich) 2007 Watchlist This production of Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes, staged in Zurich, features Christopher Ventris in the title role. Franz Welser-Most conducts ...

When a wealthy Turkish aristocrat arrives in a humble Italian town, the married women roll their eyes in delight, their rival lovers lose out, and the husbands rage with jealousy. These may be silly ...

Alexander Pereira has brought a much-needed breath of life—and business acumen—to Switzerland’s most prestigious opera house. Since taking the helm in 1991, he has hosted a number of interesting and ...