Spain Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20 & 21.2.2019. (JMI)
Outstanding Production and Impressive Conducting in Teatro Real’s New Idomeneo
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Opera Vlaanderen’s New Cardillac Strikes Gold
Belgium Hindemith, Cardillac: Soloists, Koor Opera Vlaanderen, Symfonisch Orkest Opera Vlaanderen / Dmitri Jurowski (conductor), Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp Opera House, 10.2.2019. (SS)
Geneva’s Grand Théâtre Reopens With Dieter Dorn’s Ring Revival
Switzerland Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen: – Soloists, Chœur du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Georg Fritzsch (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Genève, 12 – 17.2.2019 (ALL)
Legrenzi’s La Divisione del Mondo in Strasbourg
France Legrenzi, La Divisione del Mondo (ed. Haselbock): Soloists, Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (conductor). Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg, France, 16.2.2019. (CC)
WNO’s Limited The Magic Flute Production Gets Redeemed by Some Excellent Singing
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Damian Iorio (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 15.2.2019. (GPu)
Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote Returns to the Royal Ballet and is Vibrant and Enthusiastically Danced
United Kingdom Minkus (arr. Martin Yates), Don Quixote: Dancers of the Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Martin Yates (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16.2.2019. (JPr)
A Bold Statement of Intent from Elmhurst Ballet Company at Sadler’s Wells
United Kingdom Origins: Elmhurst Ballet Company, Sadler’s Wells, London, 15.2.2019. (J.OD)
Opera Philadelphia and Britten’s Dream: Magical Enough, If Not Inspired
United States Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Opera Philadelphia / Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10.2.2019. (BJ)
