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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

La clemenza di Tito in a Sumptuous New LA Production with an Impressive Cast

23/03/201912/03/2019 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Mozart, La clemenza di Tito: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 10.3.2019. (JRo)

LA Opera’s La clemenza di Tito (c) Cory Weaver/LA Opera

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet Tags Jane Rosenberg, Los Angeles Leave a comment

Powerful Freischütz in Aix-en-Provence, Played From the Heart and Cast from Strength

23/03/201912/03/2019 by Colin Clarke

FranceFrance Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists, accentus, Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France,7.3.2019. (CC)

Der Freischütz © Julien Benhamou

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Categories International Opera, Opera & Ballet Tags Aix, Colin Clarke Leave a comment

Unusual Pairing of Dance and Rare Puccini Finds Success at The Lowry Box Office

30/07/202011/03/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stravinsky and Puccini: Dancers of Phoenix Dance Theatre, Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North / Gary Walker (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 8.3.2019. (RJF)

Phoenix Dance Theatre – The Rite of Spring (c) Tristram Kenton

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Robert J. Farr, Salford Quays Leave a comment

Götz Friedrich’s Production of Eugene Onegin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin Still Shines

23/03/201911/03/2019 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Alexander Vedernikov (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 10.3.2019. (JMI)

Eugene Onegin © B. Stöss

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Bryn Terfel Excels as Boris Godunov at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

23/03/201911/03/2019 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 9.3.2019. (JMI)

Boris Godunov © B. Uhlig

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English Touring Opera’s Splendid Account of Idomeneo

23/03/201911/03/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Idomeneo: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jonathan Peter Kenny (conductor). Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 8.3.2019. (MB)

ETO's Idomeneo (c) Richard Hubert Smith
ETO’s Idomeneo (c) Richard Hubert Smith

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Bejun Mehta and Lisette Oropesa Shine in Handel’s Rodelinda in Barcelona

23/03/201909/03/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Handel, Rodelinda: Liceu Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 8.3.2019. (JMI)

Liceu’s Rodelinda © A. Bofill

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Opera North’s Uneven New Production of Magic Flute Lacks Clarity in Salford

16/08/202009/03/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Robert Howarth (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 5.3.2019. (RJF)

Gavan Ring as Papageno (c) Alastair Muir

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