Opera
Munich citizens enjoy a world reknown
neo-classical opera house, the National Theatre, entirely rebuilt
after being completely destroyed after WW II at extreme cost covered
mostly by public fund raisers. Its bacteria infested hydraulic stage
lifts were the source of just a few scandals and serious uproar among
opera lovers from all lands and countries who saw several seasons drop
out. Sawallish, who found his new home in Philadelphia, was replaced
2 years ago by Peter Jonas and is bringing along a fresh breeze from
London. Nevertheless, Munich's opera saw several original premieres
put on stage such as Wolfi's "la finta Giardineira" and
"Idominea". King Ludwig's attraction for Wagner could be held
responsible for bringing such masterpieces as "Tristan und Isolde" and
"Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg". The list can easily be expanded
with Richard Strauss, Reger and Orff. In addition to the National
Theatre's regular fare, a special Opera festival takes place in July
and ballet aficionados will not want to miss the May festival.
It can be heard on the grapevine that wealthy opera goers hire
student's from Munich's helpout service to stand in line for tickets,
that's how difficult things can get to snatch a few goos seats to top
of the line performances.
 "Das Aktuelle Programm Magazin"
 National Theater 1996: Max Joseph-Platz
(U3/U4/U6/U5)
Links to other opera-related resources
on the Internet
L.A music Center opera
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