In autumn 2023, Oper Leipzig launches an exciting new season spanning classical, experimental and Broadway, planned by Director Tobias Wolff and his team. Under the slogan « Leipzig Dances ! » the ...

Almost 180 years ago, Gustav Albert Lortzing had to leave the city of music. Lortzing was a German composer, librettist, actor, singer and conductor. He is considered the most important representative ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When it comes to bad sex, Shostakovich is hard to top: raw, explicit thrusting; chaotic climaxes; ...

Leipzig has been a city for 1,000 years, managing to beautifully preserve its history without getting stuck in the past. Once home to music legends Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and Robert ...