United States Rossini, Le comte Ory: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 26.11.2022. (JLZ)
Delightful vocalism in Rossini’s Le comte Ory at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Art speaks truth to power: the Royal Opera’s Tosca revival still packs a mighty punch
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 28.11.2022. (CSa)
Verdi’s Don Carlos in an impressive performance at Chicago’s Lyric Opera
United States Verdi, Don Carlos: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 25.11.2022. (JLZ)
Wolfgang Rihm’s Jakob Lenz in Zurich: madness at its finest
Switzerland Rihm, Jakob Lenz: Soloists, Zürcher Kammerorchester / Adrian Kelly (conductor). Zurich Opera, 26.10.2022. (MF)
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)
