Germany Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 5.12.2018. (JMI)
Appealing, Traditional Production of Andrea Chénier with Strong Vocal Cast
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Laurent Pelly’s Imaginative Staging of Hoffmann Comes to the Deutsche Oper
Germany Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 4.12.2018. (JMI)
New Stockholm Rigoletto is a Real Treat
Sweden Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Royal Swedish Opera Male Chorus and Orchestra / Lionel Bringuier (conductor). Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm 24.11.2018. (GF)
A Musically Outstanding Turandot at the Teatro Real
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2 & 3.12.2018. (JMI)
A Storybook Cendrillon from Laurent Pelly
United States Rossini, Cendrillon (Cinderella): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 1.12.2018. (JLZ)
A Lively, Enthusiastic Young Cast for the RCM’s Figaro
United Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Royal College of Music Opera Chorus (chorus master: Leanne Singh-Levett) and Orchestra / Michael Rosewell (conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 30.11.2018. (MB)
Kosky’s Thought-Provoking Royal Opera Carmen Returns to Covent Garden
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 30.11.2018. (CC)
Bayerische Staatsoper’s Traditional Così Staging Continues to Please
Germany Mozart, Così fan tutte: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 29.11.2018. (JMI)
