United States Mozart: Figaro! (90210), LA Opera Off Grand, Douglas Kinney Frost (conductor), Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Los Angeles, 16.01.15-18.01.15 (JRo)
A Modern Reimagining of Figaro Sparkles with Wit and Relevance
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Well-Cast Tosca in an Old-Fashioned Set
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Julian Kovatchev (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA. 10.1.2014 (RC)
Petra Lang’s Magnificent Ortrud Dominates Lohengrin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Chorus director: William Spaulding), Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, Germany 21.12.2014. (JPr)
A Barbiere of Middling Qualità
United States Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Michele Mariotti (conductor), “The Met, Live in HD” screening, Godrej Dance Academy Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. 22.12.2014 (JSM).
Elektra in Dresden: Not a Vintage Evening
Germany Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus of the Saxon State Opera (chorus master: Wolfram Tetzner), Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schneider (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 15.12.2014 (MB)
Offenbach in Geneva
Switzerland Offenbach, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein: Soloists, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Chorus of Geneva Grand Théâtre, Franck Villard (conductor), Alan Woodbridge (chorus master), Grand Théâtre de Genève, 15.12.2014. (AL)
Der Rosenkavalier in Dresden: A superlative evening!
Germany Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus of the Saxon State Opera (chorus master: Wolfram Tetzner), Members of the Children’s Chorus of the Saxon State Opera, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 14.12.2014 (MB)
Patrice Chéreau’s Masterly Janáček Staging Memorably Revived in Berlin
Germany Janáček, From the House of the Dead: Soloists, Chorus of the Berlin State Opera (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Schillertheater, Berlin, 13.12.2014 (MB)