Tag: Rihm
Salzburg Festival honors Rihm and Puccini: art has to sting
Giacomo Puccini’s “Trittico” has its belated premiere in Salzburg. Asmik Grigorian triumphs in all three operas, but the intense evening lacks the last escalation. The Salzburg premiere of Giacomo Puccini’s…
Wolfgang Rihm outperforms Currentzis and Castellucci
Despite controversy surrounding his relations with Russia, Teodor Currentzis is celebrated at the opening premiere in Salzburg. However, a much simpler work steals the show from the ambitious double evening…