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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

The Royal Opera’s Così fan tutte Revival Marred by Ham-fisted Conducting and Production

18/03/201903/03/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus director: William Spaulding) / Stefano Montanari (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 25.1.2019. (MB)

Serena Malfi (Dorabella) in Così fan tutte (c) Stephen Cummiskey

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Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags London, Mark Berry Leave a comment

Dancing Beavers Give ENO’s New The Merry Widow Ooh La La!

10/03/201902/03/2019 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lehár, The Merry Widow: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Kristiina Poska (conductor). London Coliseum, 1.3.2019. (JPr)

ENO’s The Merry Widow © Clive Barda

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Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Jim Pritchard, London Leave a comment

Charm and Wit Sparks These Pirates of Penzance at Wilton’s Music Hall

10/03/201901/03/2019 by Jack Buckley

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Sasha Regan’s All-Male Hit at Wilton’s Music Hall, London. 27.2.2019. (JB)

Sasha Regan’s All-Male The Pirates of Penzance (c) Scott Rylander

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Theatre, Theatre, Musicals, Broadcasts & Films, UK Opera Tags Jack Buckley, London 1 Comment

In Seattle, Mason Bates Illuminates Tech Giant Steve Jobs

10/03/201928/02/2019 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Mason Bates, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs: Soloists and Chorus of the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Nicole Paiement (conductor), Seattle, Washington, 23.2.2019. (ZC)

John Moore (center) & the cast of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (c) Philip Newton

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Zurich Opera Revives a Moving Bitter-Sweet Der Rosenkavalier

10/03/201924/02/2019 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich 23.2.2019. (JR)

Christof Fischesser (Baron Ochs) & Sabine Devieilhe (Sophie) (c) Zurich Opera

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Stylish La traviata Returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago

10/03/201923/02/2019 by James Zychowicz

United StatesUnited States Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Michael Christie (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago. 16.2.2019. (JLZ)

Albina Shagimuratova (Violetta), Giorgio Berrugi (Alfredo)
& Zeljko Lučić (Germont) (c) Lyric Opera of Chicago

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Outstanding Production and Impressive Conducting in Teatro Real’s New Idomeneo

10/03/201923/02/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20 & 21.2.2019. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s Idomeneo © J. del Real

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Opera Vlaanderen’s New Cardillac Strikes Gold

10/03/201922/02/2019 by Seb Smallshaw

BelgiumBelgium Hindemith, Cardillac: Soloists, Koor Opera Vlaanderen, Symfonisch Orkest Opera Vlaanderen / Dmitri Jurowski (conductor), Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp Opera House, 10.2.2019. (SS)

Cardillac © Annemie Augustijns

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