Skip to content

Seen and Heard International

SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, AND THEATRE

Seen and Heard International

  • Home
  • Concerts
    • UK Concerts
    • International Concerts
  • Opera & Ballet
    • International Opera
    • UK Opera
    • Ballet and Dance Reviews
  • Broadcasts & Others
    • Broadcasts and Film
    • Musicals
    • Theatre
  • Articles & Interviews
    • Featured Articles and News
    • Interviews
    • News and Press Releases
    • Season Previews
  • Festivals
    • Festival 2020
    • Festival 2021
      • Aspen Music Festival 2021
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2021
      • Three Choirs Festival 2021
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2021
    • Festival 2022
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2022
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2022
      • Aspen Music Festival 2022
    • Festival 2023
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2023
      • Three Choirs Festival 2023
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2023
    • Festival 2024
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2024
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2024
      • Salzburg Festival 2024
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Home
  • Concerts
    • UK Concerts
    • International Concerts
  • Opera & Ballet
    • International Opera
    • UK Opera
    • Ballet and Dance Reviews
  • Broadcasts & Others
    • Broadcasts and Film
    • Musicals
    • Theatre
  • Articles & Interviews
    • Featured Articles and News
    • Interviews
    • News and Press Releases
    • Season Previews
  • Festivals
    • Festival 2020
    • Festival 2021
      • Aspen Music Festival 2021
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2021
      • Three Choirs Festival 2021
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2021
    • Festival 2022
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2022
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2022
      • Aspen Music Festival 2022
    • Festival 2023
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2023
      • Three Choirs Festival 2023
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2023
    • Festival 2024
      • BBC Promenade Concerts 2024
      • Edinburgh International Festival 2024
      • Salzburg Festival 2024
  • Contact
  • Donate

International Opera

All opera reviews from sources other that the UK

Six Characters and a Turk in Search of an Author

04/12/201426/11/2014 by NewAdmin

United StatesUnited States Rossini, ll Turco in Italia: Soloists, Juilliard Orchestra and Chorus, Speranza Scappucci (conductor and continuo) Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard School, New York, 22.11.2014 (SSM)

 

TURCO_0983a-500
Il Turco in Italia

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags New York, Stan Metzger Leave a comment

Herlitzius in a Class of Her Own

04/12/201425/11/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Strauss R., Die Frau ohne Schatten   Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor, Peter Tilling, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 22.11.2014 (JR)

Die Frau Ohne Schatten photographer: Susanne Schwiertz
Die Frau Ohne Schatten
photographer, Susanne Schwiertz

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags John Rhodes, Zurich 2 Comments

A Sweet Treat Set in the Depression

04/12/201423/11/2014 by Rafael De Acha

United StatesUnited States Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, C-CM Philharmonia, Cincinnati Children’s Choir, Mark Gibson (conductor), University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music. Corbett Auditorium. Cincinnati, Ohio. 20.11.2014 (RDA)

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Cincinnati, Rafael de Acha Leave a comment

A Compelling and Moving Fidelio Completes Karlstad’s Trilogy

23/11/201421/11/2014 by Stan

SwedenSweden Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio,  Soloists, chorus, Wermland Opera Orchestra, Per-Otto Johansson (conductor), Wermland Opera main stage, Karlstad, 9.11.2014 (NS)

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Karlstad, Niklas Smith Leave a comment

Karlstad’s Marriage of Figaro Thrilling But Also Disappointing

23/11/201421/11/2014 by Niklas Smith

SwedenSweden W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro,Soloists, chorus, Wermland Opera Orchestra, Per-Otto Johansson (conductor), Wermland Opera main stage, Karlstad, 8.11.2014 (NS)

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Karlstad, Niklas Smith Leave a comment

An Exciting Barber of Seville in Karlstad, With Promise of Good Things to Come

23/11/201421/11/2014 by Stan

SwedenSweden Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville, Soloists, chorus, Wermland Opera Orchestra, Per-Otto Johansson (conductor), Wermland Opera main stage, Karlstad, 6.11.2014 (NS)

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Karlstad, Niklas Smith Leave a comment

Ascher Fisch Leads a Riveting Il trovatore

23/11/201419/11/2014 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ascher Fisch (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL. 15.11.2014 (JLZ)

Trovatore (c) Michael Brosilo
Trovatore (c) Michael Brosilo

Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Chicago, James L. Zychowicz Leave a comment

Gorgeously Sung Curlew River from Bostridge and Britten Sinfonia

23/11/201418/11/2014 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Britten, Curlew River: Britten Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia Voices (Eamonn Dougan, director), Martin Fitzpatrick (conductor), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California. 15.11.2014 (HS)

Read more

Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Harvey Steiman, San Francisco Leave a comment
  • Page 261 of 363
  • <
  • 1
  • ...
  • 256
  • 257
  • 258
  • 259
  • 260
  • 261
  • 262
  • 263
  • 264
  • 265
  • ...
  • 363
  • >
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page260 Page261 Page262 … Page363 Next →

SEARCH THE SITE

CHOOSE A WEEK TO VIEW

CHOOSE A MONTH TO VIEW

TOP 5 SEEN AND HEARD POSTS

  • A fine and enjoyable Prom from Sakari Oramo and the BBC SO
  • Freddie De Tommaso’s confident role debut in Verbier’s highly passionate, very moving Cavalleria rusticana
  • From Bruch to Beethoven: Verão Clássico’s artists illuminate the art of chamber music
  • Revel in Ravel and Goosby’s excellence at the Proms whilst Charlotte Sohy’s music is blissful
  • A great evening: Opera Holland Park’s intense Lucia di Lammermoor is a must-see

RECENT COMMENTS

  • Min-Erh Wang on Chinese-Western musical exchange as Ziyang Huang’s erhu joins the Oxford Phil’s Vivaldi Four Seasons
  • Reginald Gregson on Excitement and emotion from Nicholas McCarthy and Mark Wigglesworth’s BSO at the Proms
  • Angela Bryant on Excitement and emotion from Nicholas McCarthy and Mark Wigglesworth’s BSO at the Proms
  • Diau-long Shen on Chinese-Western musical exchange as Ziyang Huang’s erhu joins the Oxford Phil’s Vivaldi Four Seasons
  • jeffrey j carter on From Haydn to tomorrow: Beatrice Rana and the Chaos Quartet under southern stars

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE SUMMARY NEWSLETTER

SEEN AND HEARD'S RECENT REVIEWS

  • A fine and enjoyable Prom from Sakari Oramo and the BBC SO (26/07/2025)
__________________________________
  • From Bruch to Beethoven: Verão Clássico’s artists illuminate the art of chamber music (25/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Revel in Ravel and Goosby’s excellence at the Proms whilst Charlotte Sohy’s music is blissful (25/07/2025) __________________________________
  • A great evening: Opera Holland Park’s intense Lucia di Lammermoor is a must-see (25/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Offenbach’s luminous Fantasio is a  perfect fit for Läckö (25/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Renée Fleming puts her directorial stamp on a classic Mozart opera in Aspen (24/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s new Die schweigsame Frau provides an excellent and deeply moving evening (24/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Gerd Schaller celebrates the completion of his Bruckner cycle with a resplendent Eighth (first version) (24/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Haunted rooms and fractured time: Vanessa reimagined at the Williamstown Theatre Festival (24/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Grace’s return to the stage in Peter James’s Picture You Dead is not that amazing (23/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Noseda draws excellence and emotion from the NYO-USA at Carnegie Hall (23/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Fabien Gabel conducts and pianist Seong-Jin Cho wows in an outstanding Aspen program (23/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Masterly Mahler and a fascinating new commission from the BBC Philharmonic at the Proms (22/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Excitement and emotion from Nicholas McCarthy and Mark Wigglesworth’s BSO at the Proms (22/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Close encounters with Yuja Wang and infernal spirits on a Sunday afternoon at Tanglewood (22/07/2025) __________________________________
  • INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, NEWS, AND SEASON PREVIEWS

    • Warwick Arts Centre’s Orchestral Season 2025-2026 (21/07/2025)
    __________________________________
  • Opera Holland Park in 2026 (17/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Waterperry Opera Festival in 2025 and its new CEO and Artistic Director John Savourin (17/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Saffron Opera Group’s Der fliegende Holländer on Sunday 14 September at Saffron Hall (09/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Violinist Miranda Cuckson in conversation with Daniele Sahr (09/07/2025) __________________________________
  • Blossom Music Festival – 3 July to 7 September (03/07/2025) __________________________________
  • 2025 Shostakovich Symposium Leipzig: a report by Gregor Tassie (19/06/2025) __________________________________
  • Lammermuir Festival 2025 – 4 to 15 September (12/06/2025) __________________________________
  • Oldenburg State Theatre in 2025-26 (31/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Zach Carstensen examines the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s history with Mahler (24/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Grimeborn Opera Festival 2025 – 16 July to 13 September (20/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Das Rheingold at Grange Park Opera in June and July 2026 with the Orchestra of English National Opera (14/05/2025) __________________________________
  • English National Opera in 2025-26 and their new Music Director André de Ridder (14/05/2025) __________________________________
  • London’s Sadler’s Wells theatres in 2025-26 (13/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 2025-26 (09/05/2025) __________________________________
  • Follow us

    Copyright © 2025 Seen and Heard International | All rights reserved |Privacy Policy
    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.

    Notifications