May 29th, 2005
Los Angeles Opera
Der Rosenkavalier - reviews, reactions
A visual triumph
Gottfried Helnwein arouses creative tumult. - Los Angeles Times

SET DESIGNER - Gottfried Helnwein
COSTUME DESIGNER - Gottfried Helnwein
CONDUCTOR - Kent Nagano
DIRECTOR - Maximilian Schell

STRANGE BUT TRUE

Los Angeles Times
Mark Swed
31. May 2005

Gottfried Helnwein's wondrous staging of "Der Rosenkavalier" is eccentric and anachronistic — yet utterly faithful to its spirit. The thing you should know about this "Rosenkavalier" is that it is terrific. Richard Strauss' opera sounds great and looks sensational. It is excellently sung, sumptuously conducted by Kent Nagano and, thanks to Gottfried Helnwein, wondrously strange.

A 'ROSENKAVALIER' WITHOUT HAM AND SCHMALTZ?

The New York Times
Anthony Tommasini
31. May 2005

HELNWEIN - INVENTIVENESS GONE WILD IN AN EXTREME REALIZATION OF RICHARD STRAUSS' OPERA, STUNNINGLY REINVENTED IN BRILLIANT LIVING COLOR.

The Hollywood Reporter
Madeleine Shaner
24. June 2005

MUST EVERYTHING BE SUCH AN OPERA?

Gottfried Helnwein, who designed the sets and costumes for the 'Rosenkavalier,' arouses creative tumult.
Los Angeles Times
Scott Timberg
8. June 2005

VIENNESE VISUAL VIRTUOSO GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN

K-Mozart - classical music radio
P.J. Ochlan
03. June 2005

MARVELLOUS DESIGNS OF AUSTRIAN-BORN VISUAL ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN

Classical 96.3 FM
Toronto's Classical Music Radio Station
Paula Citron
01. June 2005

THE ROSENKAVALIER INDEED, IS ONE OF THE COMPANY’S GREAT TRIUMPHS

LA WEEKLY
Alan Rich
10. June 2005

WILD WIE DIE KUNST

News
Vienna
Evie Sullivan
29. May 2005

CONTEMPORARY ART STAR GOES FOR BAROQUE

LA Downtown News
Kristin Friedrich
26. May 2005

ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN ISN'T IN KANSAS ANYMORE.

THEBOOK Los Angeles
Mia Taylor
02. September 2005

HERR DER ROSE IN L.A.

Die Welt
Nina Wachenfeld
7. June 2005

WITH GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN, 'DER ROSENKAVALIER' WALKS THE LINE

Los Angeles Downtown News
Marc Porter Zasada
03. June 2005

THE MANNERS OF LOVE

L.A. City Beat
Donna Perlmutter
31. May 2005

GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN HAT DEN "ROSENKAVALIER" IN L.A. AUSGESTATTET

National Television - Germany, Austria, Switzerland
ZDF, ORF, SRG, ARD
Alexander W. Rauscher
31. May 2005

DEAR GOTTFRIED

Ruth Vitale
President of Paramount Classics
19. June 2005

Dear Gottfried,
I Went to see the opera on Thursday night with a few of my friends. We had SUCH a good time ---mostly because the costumes were absolutely INCREDIBLE!
I was so proud of you, I cannot tell you how much so!
All I can say is that you should be doing movies with Tim Burton and Terry
Gilliam. You have no equal!

REMARKABLE SET AND COSTUME DESIGN BY ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN.

Upworld
09. June 2005

SCHELL’S SILVER ROSE SHIMMERS

The Classical Music Network
Christie Grimstad
01. June 2005