Les Troyens is a masterpiece rarely perfomed in Germany, so you might imagine it would be a big draw. But this swift resuscitation of David Pountney's December 2010 production returned burdened with a shedload of negative reviews. Little surprise there were plenty of empty seats and 'upgrades' to be grabbed (though Wagner and premieres aside, that's usually the case at the Deutsche Oper these days).
It was a shame. The production is flawed and the performance was less than impeccable, but I've sat through much worse.
Tristan und Isolde - Deutsche Oper Berlin, 13 March 2011 (production premiere)
Petra Maria Schnitzer made her role debut as Isolde tonight at the Deutsche Oper. Tristan was her husband, Peter Seiffert, making the pair one of the very few real-life couples to play Tristan and Isolde since Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld and his wife Malvina created the roles back whenever. Novelty value aside, they did well to create a credible and compelling onstage relationship in a Graham Vick's baffling new production.
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