Dresden’s Der Fliegende Holländer as Senta’s Nightmare
June 19, 2013
[flag code="de" size="24" text="yes"] Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden, Constantin Trinks (conductor), Semperoper Dresden, 15.6.2013 (JMI) Read more
Opera North Continues Ring Cycle Triumph with Siegfried
June 18, 2013
United Kingdom Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North, Richard Farnes (conductor), Town Hall, Leeds, 15.6.2013 (JL) Read more
ENB’s Swan Lake Tugs at the Heart Strings
June 17, 2013
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky/Deane: Swan Lake: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet / Tom Seligman (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.6.2013. (JPr) Read more
The Voice of Purcell
June 16, 2013
Italy Purcell, Dido and Aeneas. Chorus and String Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, Jonathan Webb. Stage director, Chiara Muti; Sets, Mario Torre; Costumes, Alessandro Lai; Choreographer, Micha van Hoecke; Lights, Vincent Longuemare. East Gymnasium of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. 13.06.2013 (JB) Read more
Precise Diction and Characterisation in Pirates of Penzance
June 15, 2013
Gilbert & Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Scottish Opera & D’Oyly Carte Opera Company / Derek Clark (conductor), Opera House, Manchester, England 11.6.2013 (RJW) Read more
La Fanciulla del West : First Rate Production By Christof Loy
June 12, 2013
Germany Puccini: La Fanciulla del West, Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Male Chorus Oper Frankfurt, Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Opernhaus Frankfurt, 9.6.2013 (JMI) Read more
Rhythmic Vitality and Artistic Licence in Garsington’s Entführung
June 12, 2013
United Kingdom Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Garsington Opera/William Lacey (conductor), Wormsley, 9.6.2013 (RJF) Read more
Garsington Gives Rossini’s Maometto II its British Premiere
June 12, 2013
United Kingdom Rossini, Maometto II: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Garsington Opera / David Parry (conductor). Wormsley. (RJF) Read more
Two Disparate Operas: Nothing in Common But Quality
June 11, 2013
Germany Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle: Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Steven Sloane (conductor), Opernhaus Frankfurt, 8.6.2013 (JMI) Read more
Glyndebourne’s Amusing Figaro Has a 1960s Look
June 11, 2013
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus and The London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jérémie Rhorer (conductor), Glyndebourne Opera Theatre, Sussex, 8.6.2013 (MMB) Read more
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