Sweden Richard Strauss, Die schweigsame Frau: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gothenburg Opera / Yoel Gamzou (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 4.3.2023. (NS)
Swedish premiere for unjustly forgotten Die schweigsame Frau
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Beverly Hills sees a little night magic: Pauline Garcia Viardot’s The Last Sorcerer
United States Pauline Viardot, The Last Sorcerer (Le Dernier Sorcier): Soloists, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus’ Chamber Singers (Artistic Director: Fernando Malvar-Ruiz), Lucy Tucker Yates (piano), Sing for Hope Production. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 3.3.2023. (JRo)
Akram Khan’s Creature – back on stage soon and on screen – does not do justice to the subject matter
Creature: A film by Asif Kapadia of Akram Khan’s ballet for English National Opera
The Royal Opera’s new Rusalka is thought-provoking and achingly relevant in current times
United Kingdom Dvořák, Rusalka (Bärenreiter Edition, ed. Robert Simon/Jonas Hájek): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 21.2.2023. (CC)
Saffron Opera Group celebrate their tenth anniversary with Don Giovanni which worked its magic
United Kingdom Mozart, Don Giovanni (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Saffron Opera Group / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, 19.2.2023. (KB)
Ballet Icons Gala 2023 was an indubitably glittering event on stage and off
United Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala: Dancers, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). London Coliseum, 19.2.2023 (JO’D)
A magical Marriage of Figaro in Los Angeles
United States Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 19.2.2023. (JRo)
Barber proves a highly enjoyable first full production for Ulster Touring Opera
United Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists of Ulster Touring Opera / Gary Matthewman (musical director / piano), Gillian McCutcheon (clarinet). The MAC Theatre Belfast, 15.2.2023. (RB)
