In Strauss’ ‘scandal opera’, Salome, based on the play by enfant terrible Oscar Wilde, all the protagonists selfishly pursue fulfilment. Director Ersan Mondtag, who previously created flamboyant productions at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen such as Schreker’s […]
The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras have rolled out their new season with strong replacements for sacked founder Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado leads the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique for […]
Who was the real Vincent Van Gogh? 135 years ago this week, on 29th July 1890, one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art died. He was only 37 […]