International Opera – Page 59 – Seen and Heard International

An exquisite Madama Butterfly is David B. Devan’s swansong for Opera Philadelphia

07/05/2024 by Rick Perdian

United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra / Corrado Rovaris (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 3.5.2024. (RP)

Karen Chia-ling Ho (Cio-Cio-San) © Sofia Negron Photography

Scenic and musical diversity in an outstanding Der Rosenkavalier in Bremerhaven

06/05/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s chorus, Extra chorus and Extras of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Marc Niemann (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 4.5.2024. (DMD)

[front l-r] Boshana Milkov (Octavian), Philipp Mayer (Ochs), Victoria Kunze (Sophie), Marcin Hutek (Faninal), [background l-r] MacKenzie Gallinger (Faninal’s Major-domo), Katharina Diegritz (Marianne Leitmetzerin), Daniel Dimitrov, Masahiro Yamada, James Bobby (Baron Ochs’s entourage), Mikolaj Fundela (Leopold) © Heiko Sandelmann

Thoughtful casting and direction for the Deutsche Oper’s fine new production of Intermezzo

06/05/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany R. Strauss, Intermezzo: Soloists, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1.5.2024. (MB)

Markus Brück (Notary) and Maria Bengtsson (Christine) © Monika Rittershaus

Impressive historically informed concert performance of Die Walküre in Hamburg

05/05/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Die Walküre (concert performance): Dresdener Festspielorchester, Concerto Köln / Kent Nagano (conductor). Internationales Musikfest Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie, 1.5.2024. (DMD)

The concert performance of *Die Walküre* at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie © Sebastian Madej

Asmik Grigorian brings her exquisite Butterfly to the Met

03/05/202402/05/2024 by Rick Perdian

United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Xian Zhang (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 30.4.2024. (RP)

Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San) © Richard Termine/Met Opera

Christof Loy’s production make an eloquent case for the philosophical thoughtfulness of Guercœur

03/05/202402/05/2024 by Curtis Rogers

France Albéric Magnard, Guercœur: Soloists, Chorus of the Opéra national du Rhin. Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg / Ingo Metzmacher (conductor). Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg, 30.4.2024. (CR)

Opéra national du Rhin’s *Guercœur* © Klara Beck

Tosca performed in Gothenburg in all its musical and visual glory

03/05/202402/05/2024 by Niklas Smith

Sweden Puccini, Tosca: Soloists of Gothenburg Opera, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra / Giordano Bellincampi (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 27.4.2024. (NS)

Scarpia (Mats Persson) © Lennart Sjöberg

The jury remains partially out on the Komische Oper’s new production of Figaro in Berlin

01/05/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orchestra of the Komische Oper, James Gaffigan (conductor). Schillertheater, Berlin, 27.4.2024. (MB)

Komische Oper’s *Le nozze di Figaro* © Monika Rittershaus

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