Greece FYTA – Orfeas2021: Soloists, chorus & orchestra / Iason Marmaras & Panos Iliopoulos (musical preparation & harpsichord). Greek National Opera, Athens, 2021. (RP)
Orfeas2021: FYTA’s sci-fi video-opera, mines the past to examine the present
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Peter Grimes comes ashore as the Dutchman in Stefan Herheim’s new Munich production
Germany Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Children’s Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayerische Staatsoper / Edward Gardner (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Miriam Hoyer) from Munich’s Nationaltheater, 6.3.2022. (JPr)
Good but not flawless Stefan Herheim production of Peter Grimes at Bavarian State Opera
Germany Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Children’s Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper / Edward Gardner (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 6.3.2022. (ALL)
Comic, visual and – above all – aural treat: Salzburg production of Italian Girl in Algiers comes to Zurich
Switzerland Rossini, The Italian Girl in Algiers: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Orchestra la Scintilla / Gianluca Capuano (conductor). Zurich Opera, Zurich, 6.3.2022. (JR)
Shades of the present haunt Russia’s past as parodied by Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel
United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Gerry Cornelius (conductor). Hackney Empire. London, 5.3.2022. (CC)
Verdi’s Don Carlos in the original French version arrives at the Met with a star-studded cast
United States Verdi, Don Carlos: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 28.2.2022. (RP)
Blue, an opera about race in America, debuts at Seattle Opera
United States Jeanine Tesori, Blue: Soloists of the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Viswa Subbaraman (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, 26.2.2022. (ZC)
English Touring Opera’s enjoyable revival of La bohème
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Dionysis Grammenos (conductor). Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 26.2.2022. (MB)
