?Preserve the proven, shape the new? ? the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart

For more than thirty years, Helmuth Rilling shaped the international Bach Academy; now he is succeeded by Hans-Christoph Rademann. ... more more

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Putting the black back into Wozzeck

Tuesday 8 November, 2011

TeaserPicAndrea Breth has just directed Alban Berg's "Wozzeck" at the Staatsoper in Berlin, to substantial critical acclaim. Mid-rehearsal, she makes time to talk to Niklaus Hablützel about Büchner's word compositions, why only singing beautifully can ruin everything, and the power of curtains.

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