Vienna State Opera’s Parsifal: Vacuous Production but Strong Musical Performances
09/04/2018
Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Children of the Vienna State Opera Opera School, Chorus (chorus master: Martin Schebesta) and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 5.4.2018. (MB)
Parsifal © Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Pöhn
Farcical ‘Barbiere di qualità’ in Gothenburg
09/04/2018
Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, male chorus and dancers of Gothenburg Opera, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra / Henrik Schaefer (conductor), Gothenburg Opera, 8.4.2018. (NS)
‘Un barbiere di qualità’: Figaro (Luthando Qave) (c) Mats Bäcker
Initial Misses Give Way to Big Hit: Scottish Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos
08/04/2018
Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Brad Cohen (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 7.4.2018. (SRT)
Laura Zigmantaite, Mardi Byers, Elizabeth Cragg and Lucy Hall in Ariadne auf Naxos
(c) Richard Campbell
The Vienna State Opera Marks the Einem Centenary by Reviving Dantons Tod
08/04/2018
Einem, Dantons Tod: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Martin Schebesta), Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 3.4.2018. (MB)
Danton’s Tod (c) Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Pöhn
Attila at the Liceu: a Bel Canto Feast
08/04/2018
Verdi, Attila (concert performance): Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Speranza Scappucci (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6.4.2018. (JMI)
Attila © A. Bofill
A New Production of Verdi’s Il corsaro Takes the Stage in Valencia
06/04/2018
Verdi, Il corsaro: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Fabio Biondi (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 5.4.2018. (JMI)
Il corsaro © M. Lorenzo and M. Ponce
The Met’s Così fan tutte Redeemed by Fine Musical Performances
03/04/2018
Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / David Robertson (Conductor), Broadcast live to the Dundonald Omniplex Cinema, Belfast, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 31.3.2018. (RB)
Serena Malfi (Dorabella) in Così fan tutte (c) Marty Sohl
Turnage’s New Opera for Children Skilfully Avoids Condescension
01/04/2018
Turnage, Coraline: Soloists, Britten Sinfonia / Sian Edwards (conductor). Barbican Theatre, London, 31.3.2018. (MB)
Kitty Whately (Other Mother), Alexander Robin Baker (Other Father) & Mary Bevan (Coraline)
© Stephen Cummiskey
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