United Kingdom Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion 10th Anniversary Gala: Paradisal Players / Samuel Burstin (conductor). London Coliseum, 6.11.2022. (JO’D)
Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion 10th Anniversary Gala was a melange of choreographers and styles
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s highly absorbing coupling of two fascinating chamber operas
United Kingdom Opera Double Bill: Michael Nyman, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat & Gavin Bryars, Marilyn Forever: Opera students and musicians of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / William Cole (conductor). Sir Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 2.11.2022. (MC)
Nadine Sierra’s Violetta in the Met’s La traviata is as remarkable as her recent Lucia
United States The Met: Live in HD – Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Callegari (conductor). Broadcast live to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 5.11.2022. (JPr)
Dmitri Tcherniakov experiments with Das Rheingold at Berlin’s Staatsoper
Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Filmed (directed by Andy Sommer) on 29.10.2022 at Staatsoper Unter den Linden but available until 17.2.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
At the Met, Allan Clayton stakes his claim among the greats in Peter Grimes
United States Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2.11.2022. (RP)
Masterful, moving and profound: Omar at LA Opera
United States Giddens & Abels, Omar: Guest Artists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Kazem Abdullah (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 30.10.2022. (JRo)
Saariaho’s deeply moving opera Innocence opens in Helsinki
Finland Kaija Saariaho, Innocence: Chorus and Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera / Clément Mao-Takacs (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 26.10.2022. (GF)
Philipp Stölzl explores Turandot’s brutal side as Zubin Mehta pulls the strings in Berlin
Germany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Staatsopern Chor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Zubin Mehta (conductor). Filmed (directed by Tiziano Mancini) on 18.6.2022 at Staatsoper Unter den Linden but available until 13.1.2023 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)
