Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Subtle nuances abound in Brigitte Fassbender’s production of Die Walküre for Tiroler Festspiele Erl

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GermanyGermany Tiroler Festspiele Erl – Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists and orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl / Erik Nielsen (conductor). Passionsspielhaus Erl, 24.7.2024. (DMD)

Tiroler Festspiele Erl’s Die Walküre Act I © Xiomara Bender

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Fine performances of two twentieth-century Italian masterworks in Salzburg

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2024 [3] – Nono and Dallapiccola: Soloists, Bavarian Radio Chorus (chorus director: Peter Dijkstra), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 25.7.2024. (MB)

Caroline Wettergreen, Freya Apffelstaedt and Robin Tritschler singing in Il prigioniero © SF/Marco Borrelli

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Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio at Marvão Castle: a cautionary tale for modern times

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PortugalPortugal Marvão International Music Festival [2] – Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Christoph Poppen (conductor). Castelo de Marvão, Portugal, 21.7.2024. (LV)

Leonor Amaral (Konstanze) and Cláudia de Serpa Soares (Dancer) © Paulo Gouveia & Estela Alvarez Ruiz

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Christie’s Tanglewood Fairy Queen has some magic moments but ultimately fails to enchant

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood Festival 2024 [5] – Purcell, The Fairy Queen: Soloists, Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (music director). Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, 18.7.2024. (CSa)

Georgia Burashko sings ‘Ye gentle spirits of the air, appear!’ © Hilary Scott

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