Netherlands Offenbach, Orphée aux enfers: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Zuid, Philharmonie Zuidnederland / Enrico Delamboye (conductor). Flint Theatre, Amersfoort, 6.6.2023. (LV)
À la française, the Dutch do Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
ENB’s Cinderella finds Precious Adams centre stage and having a ball with the entire company in-the-round
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Daniel Parkinson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.6.2023. (JPr)
Opera Holland Park’s Hansel und Gretel is a lovely yet not too lovely evening
United Kingdom Opera Holland Park 2023 [2] – Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, Opera Holland Park Chorus (chorus master: Dominic Ellis-Peckham) and Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Scott Price), City of London Sinfonia / Kărin Hendrickson (conductor). Holland Park, London, 14.6.2023. (MB)
Odd and rather uneven Fidelio from Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Beethoven, Fidelio (semi-staged): Soloists, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 16.6.2023. (JR)
New opera brings magical dreams of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to colorful life
United States Gabriela Lena Frank, El último sueño de Frida y Diego: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Roberto Kalb (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 13.6.2023. (HS)
The Royal Opera’s new Il trovatore is a Monty Pythonesque horror show in more ways than one
United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Peter Jones) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 13.6.2023. (JPr)
A new production of Il turco in Italia triumphs in Madrid
Spain Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 9 and 11.6.2023. (JMI)
Shostakovich’s ‘tragedy-satire’ Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk creates a frisson in Vienna
Austria Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Broadcast live from Vienna State Opera (directed by Ella Gallieni), 12.6.2023. (JPr)
