United States Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 1.6.2019. (JRo)
An Art Deco Traviata with all the Trimmings
Opera & Ballet
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Juan Diego Flórez Makes an Uneven Debut in the Wiener Staatsoper’s Manon
Austria Massenet, Manon: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Frédéric Chaslin (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 1.6.2019. (JMI)
(c) Wiener Staatsoper Michael Pöhn
Unfamiliar Gluck Operas Revived and Performed with Utmost Care by The Mozartists
United Kingdom Gluck: Soloists, The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 31.5.2019. (CC)
San Francisco Ballet’s Opening Triple Bills at Sadler’s Wells
Polunin mesmerically wrestles with Rasputin’s demons, as well as, his own
United Kingdom Sergei Polunin at the London Palladium – Rasputin: Sergei Polunin and dancers. London Palladium, 31.5.2019. (JPr)
& Alexey Lyubimov in Rasputin (c) Vitaly Krivtsov
For a June 2021 review click here
Anna Netrebko Shines as Maddalena di Coigny in Vienna
Austria Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Marco Armiliato (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 31.5.2019. (JMI)
(c) Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Poehn
Extraordinary Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Vienna Staatsoper
Austria Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 30.5.2019. (JMI)
Excellent Anniversary Year La traviata From Juventus Lyrica
Argentina Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica / Antonio Maria Russo (conductor). Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 24.5.2019. (JSJ)
