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There is fine singing and the picture of a dysfunctional modern family in Valentin Schwarz’s production of Wagner’s epic operas
Angela Merkel witnessed a production that is visually impressive but static, redeemed by some luminous music
Franz Welser-Möst summons shimmering textures from the Vienna Philharmonic, by turns brooding and sensuous
Berg’s opera is powerfully sung in an imaginative production by David McVicar
In spite of full-bodied playing and gorgeous singing, Claus Guth’s production is stilted and sterile
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