Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Gergiev’s Mariinsky proves there is much to admire in Tchaikovsky’s The Enchantress

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Russian FederationRussian Federation Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 4.12.2021. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s The Enchantress (c) Valentin Baranovsky

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Manuel García’s five-opera cycle comes to an end in Madrid with Un avvertimento ai gelosi

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SpainSpain Manuel García, Un avvertimento ai gelosi: Members of Centro de Perfeccionamiento del Palau de les Arts / Rubén Fernández de Aguirre (conductor and piano ). Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 17.12.2021. (JMI)

Fundación Juan March’s Un avvertimento ai gelosi © M. Alperi

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Yasmine Naghdi and Cesar Corrales lead The Royal Ballet on their very best form in The Nutcracker

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Encore screening (directed by Peter Jones) at Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, of the 9.12.2021 performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.12.2021. (JPr)

Isabella Gasparini (Clara) and Luca Acri (Hans-Peter) © Foteini Christofilopoulou

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Irina Churilova sings a magnificent Fevronia at the Mariinsky in Rimsky-Korsakov’s late opera

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Russian FederationRussian Federation Rimsky-Korsakov, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia: Singers, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Pavel Smelkov (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 30.11.2021. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia

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