Switzerland Rihm, Jakob Lenz: Soloists, Zürcher Kammerorchester / Adrian Kelly (conductor). Zurich Opera, 26.10.2022. (MF)
Wolfgang Rihm’s Jakob Lenz in Zurich: madness at its finest
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Tcherniakov’s Götterdämmerung in Berlin wipes the slate clean, though any message for us is unclear
Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Filmed (directed by Andy Sommer) on 9.11.2022 at Staatsoper Unter den Linden but available until 17.2.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
The Met sends in the stars for their premiere of The Hours by Kevin Puts
United States Puts, The Hours: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 22.11.2022. (RP)
Thielemann’s Siegfried is beautifully crafted as Tcherniakov explores the loss of childhood innocence
Germany Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Filmed (directed by Andy Sommer) on 6.11.2022 at Staatsoper Unter den Linden but available until 17.2.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
Michael Volle’s Wotan dominates the diminishing returns of Dmitri Tcherniakov’s Berlin Die Walküre
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Filmed (directed by Andy Sommer) on 3.10.2022 at Staatsoper Unter den Linden but available until 17.2.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
Angel Blue soars as the divine Tosca in Los Angeles
United States Puccini, Tosca: Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Louis Lohraseb (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 19.11.2022. (JRo)
In Munich, Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella continues to confuse as much as it delights
Germany Prokofiev, Cinderella: Dancers of Bayerisches Staatsballett, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 13.11.2022. (JPr)
Alice Coote leads an impressive performance of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice for Opera North
United Kingdom Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Antony Hermus (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 18.11.2022. (MC)
