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I am both Christian and a DancerJohn Sebastian Bach's Matthew Passion has deeply moved me. Bach's musical incarnation of the Passion in both it's general and personal aspects created the need in me to find a choreographic equivalent. I am both Christ an

I am both Christian and a DancerJohn Sebastian Bach's Matthew Passion has deeply moved me. Bach's musical incarnation of the Passion in both it's general and personal aspects created the need in me to find a choreographic equivalent. I am both Christ an

At first glance, the title of Shostakovich's opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected and unhappy in her marriage, commits the most heinous crime just like the Shakespearian Lady MacBeth. But Nikolai Leskov's short novel, which portrays Kathe

A JOURNEY INTO AN EXTRAORDINARY DREAM WORLD WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLEDrift into a fantastical forest full of life and unexpected encounters. Like all good tales the feeling of going encompasses both the darkness and the light in playful co-existence. A...

Mahler, Gustav's gigantic Symphony No. 2" in C minor usually fills out a concert on it's own. But in this recording with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) under it's principal conductor Mariss Jansons,...

The history of dance in Russia goes back to 1738 and has brought forth uncounted generations of wonderful dancers. From 1977 on, the ballet was directed by Oleg Vinogradov, a graduate of the important Vaganova school of Leningrad and an active member of t

Tannh?user or Il Trovatore' Rienzi or Aida' Fish or fowl' The decision between Wagner and Verdi devides opera lovers into cultural enemies. Giuseppe Verdi, the Southern European, is famous for his anthropocentric work - lovely, melodic, tragic and...

Mehta, Zubin conducts Aida, Verdi's most spectacular and over-the-top opera, in a new production from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Starring Marco Berti, Luciana D'Intino and Hui He. Verdi's Aida is one of the most popular operas of all time.

In 1999 Sasha Waltz started working on her three-piece choreographic cycle about the human body. In ?K?rper?, following up this extraordinary research, she investigates the anatomy and the physical appearance of the human being, relating her dancers' bodi

With the mighty build-ups and monumental fortissimi of Bruckner's Seventh, Welser-M?st and his Clevelanders have their work cut out for them. And they do not disappoint. The most popular, and perhaps most easily accessible, of Bruckner's symphonies, the S

In Parma, where audiences are considered the most discerning in all Italy, the benchmark for vocal artists is set traditionally high. Operagoers here are intimately familiar with the works of their favourites, from Rossini to Puccini, and know every trick

Aureliano in Palmira celebrated it's fi rst premi?re on 26 December 1813 at the Scala In Milan. Soon afterwards the work was played in different theatres all over Europe. Nevertheless Rossini's piece fell into oblivion more and more compared to the great...