United States Turnage, Greek: Soloists, Members of the Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, New York, 8.12.2018. (RP)
Turnage’s Edgy and Provocative Greek at BAM
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Radvanovsky’s Performance as Tosca Is the Highlight of the Deutsche Oper’s Vintage Production
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Deutsche Oper Chorus, Kinderchor and Orchestra / Ivan Repušić (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 9.12.2018. (JMI)
On Sight Opera’s Extraordinary Gift of Amahl and the Night Visitors
United States Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors: Soloists, Formerly Homeless Members of the Community in Partnership with Breaking Ground, On Site Opera Orchestra / Geoffrey McDonald (conductor), The Church of the Holy Apostles, New York, 7.12.2018. (RP)
Excellent Performance of The Love for Three Oranges Results in a Delightful Evening
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Die Liebe zu drei Orangen (The Love for Three Oranges): Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus / Ainārs Rubiķis (conductor), Komische Oper Berlin, 8.12.2018. (JMI)
Simone Schneider, Klaus Florian Vogt and René Pape Shine in Staatsoper’s Fidelio
Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Staatsopernchor and Staatskapelle Berlin / Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 7.12.2018. (JMI)
Magnificent Reading by Simon Rattle and an Exceptional Cast in Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie
Germany Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie: Staatsopernchor, Freiburger Barockorchester / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 6.12.2018. (JMI)
Appealing, Traditional Production of Andrea Chénier with Strong Vocal Cast
Germany Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 5.12.2018. (JMI)
Laurent Pelly’s Imaginative Staging of Hoffmann Comes to the Deutsche Oper
Germany Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 4.12.2018. (JMI)
