Germany's first opera house opened in 1657 in Munich, and since then the German people have become some of the art form's greatest fans and most celebrated composers. Think Mozart, Wagner ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If your Munich visit coincides with the opera’s annual summer festival and you’d like to attend a free live broadcast from the National Theatre/open-air concert at Max ...

still the largest opera house in Germany today. The reign of the art-loving Bavarian king Ludwig II. (1864-86) is closely associated with the name of Richard Wagner. The festival began under the ...

So as not to pass up the opportunity to reopen on such a symbolic occasion as German Unity Day, the opera house opened its doors for a week of pomp and pageant, replete with a televised livecast from ...

Tamino in the operating theatre hallucinating serpents? Sarastro’s people wheeling lit-up plasma packs? From the central part of the Overture onwards – just when we thought we'd escape directorial ...

German operatic tenor Jonas Kaufmann says not ... 51-year-old on Thursday after performing at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house.