Ronacher Theater [ENA] History offers musical theatre its most seductive challenge: to turn a public monument into a private human being. “Maria Theresia – Das Musical,” the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien production at the Ronacher, embraces that challenge with an ambitious combination of dynastic drama and contemporary musical language. The music was written by Dieter and Paul Falk, lyrics by Jonathan Zelter and a book by Thomas Kahry.   [Full story...]

Vienna State Opera [ENA] Verdi’s Otello achieves its devastating power through a terrible contraction: the world of public triumph gradually narrows into the private chamber of an irreversible crime. The Vienna State Opera’s presentation brings together an exceptionally compelling constellation of artists—Jonas Kaufmann, Nicole Car and Luca Salsi, with Bertrand de Billy conducting—in Adrian Noble’s psychologically focused production.   [Full story...]