Opera & Ballet – Page 136 – Seen and Heard International

Vintage WNO production of The Barber of Seville stills works well, a timely affirmation of the comic vision

04/12/202103/10/2021 by Glyn Pursglove

United Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Frederick Brown (conductor). Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 29.9.2021. (GPu)

(l-r) Nicholas Lester (Figaro), Heather Lowe (Rosina), Andrew Shore (Bartolo) and Nico Darmanin (Almaviva) (c) Richard Hubert Smith

Claus Guth’s phenomenal Jenůfa showcases Asmik Grigorian’s remarkable Covent Garden debut

04/12/202101/10/2021 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Henrik Nánási (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 28.9.2021. (CC)

Karita Mattila (Kostelnička) © Tristram Kenton

Musical beauty from Joyce El-Khoury, Carlo Rizzi and WNO orchestra in an interesting, though not fully satisfying, Madam Butterfly

04/12/202130/09/2021 by Glyn Pursglove

United Kingdom Puccini, Madam Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 24.9.2021. (GPu)

Joyce El-Khoury (Cio-Cio-San) (c) Richard Hubert Smith

Sara Blanch is a superb Zerbinetta in the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s Ariadne auf Naxos

04/12/202130/09/2021 by José Irurzun

Spain Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 27 & 28.9.2021. (JMI)

Gran Teatre del Liceu’s *Ariadne auf Naxos* (c) D. Ruano

Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a triumph and a milestone for the Met

04/12/202129/09/2021 by Rick Perdian

United States Terence Blanchard, Fire Shut Up in My Bones: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 27.9.2021. (RP)

Chris Kenney (Chester), Will Liverman (Charles) and Walter Russell III (Char’es-Baby) © Ken Howard / Met Opera

Myth meets reality in White Snake Projects’ A Survivor’s Odyssey

04/12/202128/09/2021 by Rick Perdian

United States Mary Prescott, A Survivor’s Odyssey: Soloists, The Victory Players / Tian Hui Ng (music director). White Snake Projects, Cyberspace, and viewed on 26.9.2021. (RP)

Teresa Castillo (Circe) © White Snakes Project

A delightful production of Manuel García’s I tre gobbi opens in Madrid

04/12/202128/09/2021 by José Irurzun

Spain García, I tre gobbi: Rubén Fernández de Aguirre (musical director & piano). Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 26.9.2021. (JMI)

Fundación Juan March, Madrid’s *I tre gobbi*

The Midsummer Marriage joyously launches Edward Gardner’s tenure at the LPO

04/12/202127/09/2021 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Tippett, The Midsummer Marriage: Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir (artistic director: Neville Creed), ENO Chorus (chorus director: Mark Biggins), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.9.2021. (MB)

Claire Barnett-Jones, Edward Gardner and Ashley Riches (c) Mark Allan

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