He is now firmly established as a sought-after director: opera houses around the world all want to secure the services of Vasily Barkhatov. His stagings of works from the Baroque to world premieres often open up new and unexpected perspectives on the works and are always informed by thorough knowledge of the score and precise characterisation. His most recent production at the MusikTheater an der Wien was the Austrian premiere of Weinberg’s Der Idiot, and this season he returns with Norma.

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