United States Matthew Aucoin, Eurydice: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 23.10.2021. (RP)
Chalk up another success for the Met with Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice
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San Francisco Opera’s fresh and winning take on Così fan tutte
United States Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Henrik Nánási (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 21.11.2021. (HS)
Cinecittà inspires a colourful and enjoyable new Mariinsky staging of Benvenuto Cellini in St Petersburg
Russian Federation Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini: Soloists, Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Mariinsky II, 10.11.2021. (GT)
A fairy-tale treat from Rossini – La Cenerentola at LA Opera
United States Rossini, La Cenerentola: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Roberto Abbado (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 20.11.2021. (JRo)
Corbelli (Don Magnifico), Malfi (Angelina/Cinderella), Pogossov (Dandini), Sekgapane (Don Ramiro) and D’Arcangelo (Alidoro) © Craig T. Matthews
Ekaterina Semenchuk is the shining star in David McVicar’s revised St Petersburg Macbeth
Russian Federation Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, 29.10.2021. (GT)
Irish National Opera’s impressive Fidelio underlined how relevant and important its themes are to today
Ireland Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Fergus Sheil (conductor). Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 13.11.2021. (RB)
An uneven presentation of Handel’s Partenope at the Teatro Real
China Handel, Partenope: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 15 & 16.11.2021. (JMI)
Sheer musicality and voices make Handel’s Alcina glow in a Berkeley concert
United States Handel, Alcina (concert performance): Soloists, The English Concert / Harry Bicket (conductor, harpsichord). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 7.11.2021. (HS)
