AURIADNE OF NAXOS NA ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Ariadne Auf Naxos, Royal Opera House, London Independent - Jun 17 4:13 PM
It's still one of the most expensive scenic tricks the Royal Opera wheels out. In the opening moments of Christof Loy's staging of Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, designer Herbert Murauer spirits us to the lobby of some glamorous art deco apartment building, but instead of taking the elevator to the lavish penthouse where our rich patron awaits, we all descend – or rather the entire set ascends – ...