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Christof Loy directs Christmas Eve in Frankfurt (****½) [live]

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Dec 15, 2024
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Georgy Vasiliev (Vakula) and Monika Buczkowska-Ward (Oksana) © Barbara Aumüller

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Another one of those underrated composers. Except for Frankfurt, none of his operas is on the playing schedule of an opera house outside Russia anywhere this season. How can you explain that Christmas Eve, an opera that no one had heard of until Frank…

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