Opera in the 20th century

1986: While Spain and Portugal join the European Union, Aruba separates from the rest of the Antilles and the first non-smoking flight takes off in Sweden, classical music is at speed. There are many new productions, partly inspired by the urge to modernise (which started in the 60s) but there are also productions which seem to come from nowhere, not bothered by any tradition whatsoever. Also, the occasional works along the lines of traditional opera. So, a varied programme today.

In this episode fragments of:

• The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat- Michael Nyman
• The Mask of Orpheus- Harrison Birtwistle (picture)
• Weiße Rose- Udo Zimmermann

Other opera and operetta productions from 1986: 

• L’écume des jours- Edison Denisov
• Gilgameš- Rudolf Brucci (Гилгамеш)
• The Phantom of the Opera – Andrew Lloyd Webber (musical)
• Salvatore Giuliano- Lorenzo Ferrero
• Die Schwarze Maske- Krzysztof Penderecki
• The Tempest-Lee Hoiby
• Troades-Aribert Reimann
• Voss- Richard Meale
• X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X- Anthony Davis
• Yan Yan Tethara- Harrison Birtwistle
• Edison Denisov- Quatre Filles (Четыре девушки — Vier meisjes)
• Gian Carlo menotti-Goya
• Ján Cikker- Zo života hmyzu
• Stephen Oliver-Lady Jane
• Thomas Pasatieri- Three Sisters
• Mikael Tariverdiev-Waiting