Opera & Ballet – Page 130 – Seen and Heard International

In the Liceu revival of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, ‘cancellation’ becomes a major protagonist

27/03/202209/02/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame): Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Dmitri Jurowski (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6 & 8.2.2022. (JMI)

Larissa Diadkova as the Old Countess in her death scene (c) A. Bofill

Vivaldi at Covent Garden for the first time: Bajazet is gripping from first to last acts

27/03/202209/02/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Vivaldi, Bajazet: Soloists, Irish Baroque Orchestra / Peter Whelan (director). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 7.2.2021. (CC)

Gianluca Margheri (Bajazet), James Laing (Tamerlano) and Eric Jurenas (Andronico) (c) Kip Carroll

Elektra at Geneva Grand Theatre lacks tension

27/03/202208/02/2022 by Antoine Lévy-Leboyer

Switzerland Richard Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Jonathan Nott (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Genève, 4.2.2022. (ALL)

Ingela Brimberg (Elektra) and Sarah Jakubiak (Chrysotemis) (c) Carole Parodi

English National Opera’s expertly revived, strongly sung and fluidly conducted La bohème

27/03/202204/02/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Ben Glassberg (conductor). London Coliseum, 3.2.2022. (CC)

David Junghoon Kim (Rodolfo) and Sinéad Campbell-Wallace (Mimì) © Genevieve Girling

Tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro is the star of a new Ricky Ian Gordon opera, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

27/03/202202/02/2022 by Rick Perdian

United States Gordon, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis: Soloists, New York City Opera Orchestra / James Lowe (conductor). Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City Opera & The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, New York, 30.1.2022. (RP)

Anthony Ciaramitaro (Giorgio) © Steven Pisano

A thoughtful and compelling Theodora at the Royal Opera House

27/03/202202/02/2022 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Handel, Theodora: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Harry Bicket (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 31.1.2022. (MB)

Julia Bullock (Theodora) © Camilla Greenwell

Barrie Kosky’s life-affirming Cunning Little Vixen at the Staatsoper in Munich

27/03/202201/02/2022 by Antoine Lévy-Leboyer

Germany Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Chorus, Children’s chorus and Orchestra of the Bayerische Staatsoper / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 30.1.2022. (ALL)

Elena Tsallagova (l, Sharp-Ears) and Angela Brower (r, Gold-Spur) © Wilfried Hösl

Pittsburgh Opera captures the beauty and magic in David Hertzberg’s The Rose Elf

27/03/202230/01/2022 by Rick Perdian

United States Hertzberg, The Rose Elf: Soloists, Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra / James Lesniak (conductor). Pittsburgh Opera, Bitz Opera Factory, Pittsburgh, 25.1.2022. (RP)

Véronique Filloux (The Girl) & Jeremy Harr (The Brother) © David Bachman

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