Spain John Adams, Antony and Cleopatra: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / John Adams (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 28.10.2023. (JMI)
John Adams’s Antony and Cleopatra triumphs in its European premiere at the Liceu
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Three virgins, an elusive unicorn and social media infusions in Kate Soper’s The Hunt
United States Kate Soper, The Hunt: Brett Umlauf, Christiana Cole (soprano and ukulele), Hirona Amamiya (soprano and violin). Miller Theater at Columbia University, New York, 14.10.2023. (DS)
Rarely has Andalusia seemed less inviting or less interesting than in this vulgar production of Carmen
Germany Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Children’s Chorus (chorus director: Christian Lindhorst) and Chorus (chorus director: Jeremy Bines) of the Deutsche Oper, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper / Ben Glassberg (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 26.10.2023. (MB)
Serebrennikov’s new Paris Opera Lohengrin is utterly compelling theatre despite confusing moments
France Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opéra national de Paris / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Myriam Hoyer) from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, 24.10.2023 and available on medici.tv from 1.11.2023. (JPr)
A marvelous barber, attractive lovers and merry pranks mark LA Opera’s The Barber of Seville
United States Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Louis Lohraseb (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.10.2023. (JRo)
Waltraud Meier bids farewell to the stage with a bewitching Klytämnestra in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Elektra
Germany R. Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin), Staatskapelle Berlin / Markus Poschner (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 20.10.2023. (MB)
Seattle Opera makes a rare foray into Baroque opera with Handel’s Alcina
United States Handel, Alcina: Soloists, Seattle Symphony / Christine Brandes (conductor). Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall, Seattle, 15.10.2023. (ZC)
SF Opera and conductor Eun Sun Kim deliver a riveting Lohengrin
United States Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 15.10.2023. (HS)
