Spain Shostakovich, The Nose: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 27.3.2023. (JMI)
Brilliant production of Shostakovich’s The Nose at Teatro Real from Barrie Kosky
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Anthony Negus lets rip for an incandescent Melbourne Opera Die Walküre
Australia Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Melbourne Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 26.3.2023. (JPr)
Siegfried, the dragon slayer: the Ring cycle continues at the Finnish National Opera
Finland Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 24.3.2023. (AA)
The Dead City: ENO’s justly ambitious, laudable Korngold project
United Kingdom Korngold, The Dead City (Die tote Stadt): Soloists, Members of the Finchley Children’s Music Group (chorus director: Grace Rossiter), Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Kirill Karabits (conductor). London Coliseum, 25.3.2023. (MB)
Dnipro Opera visits Basildon and Madama Butterfly is emotional and thought-provoking in many ways
United Kingdom Ukrainian National Opera – Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Dnipro Opera, Ukraine / Ihor Puchkov (conductor). Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex, 25.3.2023. (JPr)
Melbourne Opera takes the Ring road to Bendigo for Das Rheingold
Australia Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Melbourne Opera Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall from the Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, 24.2.2023. (JPr)
Final(?) ROH performances of Serban’s Turandot is splendidly sung, but not by those you might expect
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot (completed by Franco Alfano): 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, London, 22.3.2023. (JPr)
A life-affirming Figaro from Royal Academy Opera
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia / Alice Farnham (conductor). Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 21.3.2023. (MB)
