Franz Schubert's "Winterreise," a cycle of 24 songs to poems by Wilhelm Muller, may not fit everyone's idea of an opera. There's one singer, one piano and no story arc, unless you analyze the nuances ...
The sudden dip in the weather over the weekend set the right mood for Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch’s trek across the bleak spiritual terrain of Schubert’s tragic song-cycle: a musical journey ...
A wealth of vocal music is heading our way this month, beginning with German baritone Matthias Goerne, who comes to San Francisco Opera’s new Atrium Theater with a performance of Schubert’s ...
Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die Winterreise is a stunning musical journey through the bitter winter landscape of the human heart. Composed for voice and piano, this masterpiece explores themes of love ...
Chilly, haunting, and uncommonly beautiful, Friday night’s SF Opera Lab performance of “Winterreise” was an unforgettable experience. With the great German baritone Matthias Goerne accompanied by ...
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The Winterreise Project is the story of a "young musician's journey after discovering the faithlessness of his lover. Filled with pain and numbness, he blindly sets off on a harsh winter night.
Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo was regarded as revolutionary when it was first performed at Mantua’s ducal palace to the court of the Gonzaga dynasty. A courtier wrote excitedly, “It should be most unusual, as ...
Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo was regarded as revolutionary when it was first performed at Mantua’s ducal palace to the court of the Gonzaga dynasty. A courtier wrote excitedly, “It should be most unusual, as ...