United States Santa Fe Opera 2022 [3]: (HS)
At Santa Fe, Quinn Kelsey stars in an energetic Falstaff, and an uneven cast and dire staging undermines Tristan
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Iolanthe at Buxton: peers in a pretty pickle
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe: National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company’s Chorus and Orchestra / John Andrews (conductor). Opera House, Buxton 3.8.2022. (RJW)
A lurid tale told deftly in M. Butterfly, a new opera from Huang Ruo based on David Henry Hwang’s play
United States Santa Fe Opera 2022 [2] – Huang Ruo, M. Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / Carolyn Kuan (conductor). The Crosby Theater, Santa Fe, 3.8.2022. (HS)
Longborough Festival Opera’s investment in Emerging Artists pays dividends
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2022 [4] – Emerging Artist Double Bill, Waley-Cohen, Spell Book; Francesca Caccini, La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola d’Alcina: Soloists, CHROMA Ensemble / Yshani Perinpanayagam (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 31.7.2022. (CP)
A sidesplitting Barber of Seville outshines a confusingly dull Carmen in Santa Fe
United States Santa Fe Opera 2022 [1]: (HS)
Marie-Eve Munger and Anthony Roth Costanzo are perfect together in Handel’s Theodora at Caramoor
United States Handel, Theodora: Soloists, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Baroque Orchestra / Avi Stein (conductor). Venetian Theater, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah, NY, 31.7.2022. (RP)
Spectacular Verdi’s Ballo with glorious singing at Opera på Skäret
Sweden Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus of Opera på Skärets, Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Lorenzo Coladonato (conductor). Opera på Skäret, Kopparberg, Sweden, 30.7.2022. (GF)
Dala-Floda’s La bohème returns with a new cast
Sweden Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Instrumental Ensemble of Dala Floda Opera of Björbo IOGT-NTO, Festival / Erik Solén (conductor). Dalecarlia, Sweden, 31.7.2022. (GF)
