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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Despite Late Cast Changes, Faust at Covent Garden Triumphs Against the Odds

28/04/201913/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Dan Ettinger (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 11.4.2019. (CC)

The Royal Opera’s Faust (c) Tristram Kenton

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Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London Leave a comment

Unlikely Staging But Strong Singing – The Tsar’s Bride in Tallinn

28/04/201911/04/2019 by Goran Forsling

EstoniaEstonia Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tsar’s Bride: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Estonian National Opera, Estonian National Ballet / Kaspar Mänd (conductor), Estonian National Opera, Tallinn 3.4.2019. (GF)

Rauno Elp (Grigory Gryaznoy) (c) ENO

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet Tags Göran Forsling, Tallinn Leave a comment

Against the Stream Turns Spotlight on Choreographers ‘Who Gave New Life to Dance’

28/04/201910/04/2019 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Against the Stream: Ivan Putrov (artistic director and producer) and guest dancers, Paradisal Players / Samuel Burstin (conductor), London Coliseum, 7.4.2019. (JO’D)

(l-r) Mayara Magri, Matthew Ball & Ivan Putrov in Images of Love
© Andrej Uspenski

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet Tags John O'Dwyer, London Leave a comment

Anna Pirozzi Excels in the Liceu’s La Gioconda

28/04/201910/04/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Ponchielli, La Gioconda: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7 & 8.4.2019. (JMI)

From La Gioconda © A. Bofill
From La Gioconda © A. Bofill

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet, This Week's Review Tags Barcelona, José Irurzun 1 Comment

Opernhaus Zürich’s New Manon Has So Much to Hear, So Little to See

28/04/201909/04/2019 by Casey Creel

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Massenet, Manon: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich / Marco Armiliato (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 7.4.2019. (CCr)

Opernhaus Zürich’s Manon (c) Toni Suter

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RNCM’s Compelling and Entertaining The Pilgrim’s Progress Has Top Drawer Staging

28/04/201908/04/2019 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, Chorus and Opera Orchestra of the Royal Northern College of Music / Rebecca Tong (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre, Manchester 5.4.2019. (MC)

RNCM’s The Pilgrim’s Progress © Robert Workman

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Cruel but Excellent Performance of Wozzeck in Helsinki

28/04/201906/04/2019 by Goran Forsling

FinlandFinland Alban Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Children’s Chorus, Finnish National Opera Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor), Finnish National Opera, Helsinki 27.3.2019. (GF)

FNO’s Wozzeck (c) Stefan Bremer

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ENB’s She Persisted Triple Bill Gives Space to Impressive Female Voices on Stage

15/04/201906/04/2019 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet’s She Persisted: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London. 4.4.2019. (JPr)

Francesca Velicu in Le Sacre du printemps (c) Laurent Liotardo

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