wɪð ɐ kˈiː mˈɑːdɚnˌɪst ˈɑːpɚɹə baɪ ɐn ˈɔːstɹiənɐmˈɛɹɪkən kəmpˈoʊzɚ, stˈeɪdʒd ɪn ˈiːst dʒˈɜːməniz lˈiːdɪŋ ˈɑːpɚɹə hˈaʊs, ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt hˈæzbiːn kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ bɹˈeɪkθɹuː ɪn ˌoʊvɚkˈʌmɪŋ ðə stˈeɪt dˈɑːɡmə ʌv sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst ɹˈiːəlɪzəm.
With a key modernist opera by an Austrian-American composer, staged in East Germany's leading opera house, the event has been considered a major breakthrough in overcoming the state dogma of socialist realism.