Made to Bloom

World premiere of the year: Vito Žuraj's first full-length opera Blühen came to the stage in Frankfurt in early 2023 under the musical direction of Michael Wendeberg and has now been named premiere of the year by Opernwelt magazine. In our interview, Vito Žuraj talks about his collaboration with librettist Händl Klaus, director Brigitte Fassbaender and the Ensemble Modern.

Congratulations to Vito Žuraj and Michael Wendeberg: the production of the opera Blühen was elected as world premiere of 2023 in the yearbook of Opernwelt magazine! Even before the premiere, which was enthusiastically received by the press, Vito Žuraj had reported on the work on the opera in a detailed interview for our magazine.

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In 2019, Wergo released a portrait CD including Anssi Karttunen’s recordings of Hans Werner Henze’s English Love Songs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Oliver Knussen.

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