Argentina Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Permanent Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 15.8.2023. (JSJ)
Anna Netrebko leads a starry cast in Teatro Colón’s semi-staged Il trovatore
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Phaedra / Minotaur in Edinburgh tried to say some profound things but ended saying not very much at all
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [11] – Phaedra / Minotaur: Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Richard Hetherington (musical director and piano). Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 19.8.2023. (SRT)
Seattle Opera’s Das Rheingold triumphs with a strong cast and innovative staging
United States Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Seattle Opera at MaCaw Hall, Seattle, 12.8.2023. (ZC)
Pina Bausch’s breathtaking Rite of Spring is restaged at the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [9] – Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring and Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo’s common ground[s]: Edinburgh Playhouse, 17.8.2023. (SRT)
A fine cast for Tobias Kratzer’s close to classic Tannhäuser at Bayreuth
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [4] – Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 16.8.2023. (MB)
Jay Scheib’s hapless new Parsifal production at the Bayreuth Festival 2023
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [3] – Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 15.8.2023. (MB)
Tcherniakov’s Der fliegende Holländer at Bayreuth was – and is – for here and now
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [2] – Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Oksana Lyniv (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 14.8.2023. (MB)
Verdi’s Macbeth proves infertile ground for Krzysztof Warlikowski at the Salzburg Festival
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [2] – Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Performance of 29.7.2023 (directed by Henning Kasten) and available until 27.10.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
