Ariadne auf Naxos review – Laurent Pelly’s staging has plenty of wit but lacks weight

The director hits perfectly all the comic marks of Strauss’s opera about an opera, but there’s few insights in a work that should be moving as well as frothy and fun.
Polygon

Ariadne’s Book of Legends channels Frieren to deliver high-level D&D gameplay

“Frieren is a big inspiration for us because it’s basically the story of this adventurer that got to 20th level and then just stayed there,” Fosco told Polygon in a video interview. “She’s doing ...
The Guardian

Ariadne auf Naxos review – austere staging makes room for the riches of Strauss

Natalya Romaniw’s Ariadne shines in an unfussy production that is, at its best, breathtakingly effective and beautiful Bruno Ravella has become director of choice for Strauss at Garsington Opera, it ...
Observer

Lise Davidsen Shines in ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ at the Met Opera

When Strauss and his librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal premiered the work in 1912, the Prologue didn’t yet exist. Instead, an abridged version of Molière’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme was followed by the ...
Monsters and Critics

Seeking Sister Wife: Ariadne Joseph reveals new claims that Dimitri Snowden choked her, says he ‘needs to be in jail’

Actress Ariadne Joseph has spoken out yet again against the Snowdens, claiming choking, and demands Dimitri be put in jail. Pic credit: John Yates/YouTube and TLC. Dimitri Snowden of Seeking Sister ...