Gábor Bretz

Wagner: Die Walküre (2024)

If in 'Das Rheingold' the curtain fell with the hegemony of the gods in Valhalla, the second part of 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' opens with a mortal who, alone on Earth, faces a raging storm. Siegmund is called the hunted warrior, and when he briefly finds p ...

Wagner: Das Rheingold (2023)

Director and visual artist Romeo Castellucci will tackle this mythological material and project his visions over the course of the journey performed by the characters, representing concretely such key elements of the Ring as water and fire. This symbolic r ...

Hunyadi László - Hungarian State Opera (2023)

Hunyadi László is a historical grand opera from Hungary. The epic covers the life and death of the 15th-century soldier and politician, Hunyadi László, son of János Hunyadi who defended Hungary against the attacks of the Ottoman Turks. When the new we ...

Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion (2023)

Bohuslav Martinů's Greek Passion, which outlines a serious, very topical problem today, which is the position of refugees in a foreign, often hostile environment, is among the composer's most important works in terms of both ideology and art. The English ...

Fidelio (2021)

Beethoven's only opera came to the stage of the Opéra Comique in Paris in 2021 in a sensational production. The work of conductor Raphaël Pichon and director Cyril Teste reveals their appreciation for a work that is rarely performed in France. At the cen ...

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie) (2019)

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (2018)

Die Zauberflöte is one of Mozart's most famous works and one of the most beloved of the entire operatic repertoire. Generations of spectators have been fascinated by the melodies and adventures of Papageno, the Queen of the Night, Tamino, and Pamina, the ...

Strauss: Salome (2018)

The story is set at the beginning of the Christian era on a large terrace of Herod's palace, during the reign of Herod Antipas. At night, on a terrace of the palace, Salome, Herod's stepdaughter, is gazed at passionately by Narraboth, captain of the guard. ...

Lohengrin (2018)

'In reality, this Lohengrin is an entirely new phenomenon for the modern consciousness!' Richard Wagner himself understood the innovative character of his sixth piece of music theatre, completed in 1848, the year of revolutions. Although it is reckoned amo ...

The ROH Live: Carmen (2015)

The young soldier Don José intends to marry Micaëla, a girl from his home village. But when he meets the sensual and high-spirited Carmen, he sacrifices everything to be with her. Carmen grows tired of Don José and falls in love with the toreador Escam ...

Rigoletto - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (2014)

In celebration of Verdi's 200th birthday in 2013, the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence produced the composer's colorful masterpiece Rigoletto for the first time in its history. Verdi expert Gianandrea Noseda conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in a productio ...

Carmen (2009)

Live performance from Teatro alla Scala, 7 December 2009 . ...