United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Dan Ettinger (conductor), Royal Opera House, London, 24.1.2018. (JPr)
Angela Gheorghiu is a Sensation in the Royal Opera’s Revival of Tosca
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A Delightful Double-Feature of Holst and Ullmann at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
United Kingdom Holst and Ullmann: Orchestra of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / Lionel Friend (conductor), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 20.1.2018. (SRT)
An Ebullient Candide Acquits Itself with Efficiency and Wit
United States Bernstein, Candide: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony Chorus (Ragnar Bohlin (director), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 18.1.2018. (HS)
Sheri Greenawald (The Old Lady) & Ben Jones (Governor) sing ‘Quiet’ (c) Kristen Loken
An Evocative Score for Mikael Karlsson’s The Echo Drift
United States Karlsson, The Echo Drift: Blythe Gaissert and John Kelly (singers), Aaron Likness (pianist), International Contemporary Ensemble / Nicholas DeMaison (conductor), Mallory Catlett (director), Elle Kunnos de Voss and Kathryn Walat (libretto), Elle Kunnos de Voss (environment designer), Simon Harding (projection designer). PROTOTYPE Festival. Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York. 13.1.2018 (DS)
A Welcome Revival of Opera North’s Magnificent Madama Butterfly
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Martin Pickard (conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, 19.1.2018. (JL)
Marianela Nuñez and Federico Bonelli Excel in The Royal Ballet’s Giselle
United Kingdom Adolphe Adam, Giselle: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House Orchestra / Koen Kessels (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 19.1.2018. (JPr)
American Lyric Theater Presents a Little Gem of an Opera
United States ALT Alumni: Composers & Librettists in Concert: Various artists, Brian Fletcher (percussion), James Lowe (music director and piano), Merkin Concert Hall, New York, 14.1.2018. (RP)
La Jeune Homme et La Mort and La Sylphide is Another Wonderful ENB Achievement.
United Kingdom Bach and Herman Severin Løvenskiold, English National Ballet’s Le Jeune Homme et la Mort / La Sylphide: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 16.1.2018. (JPr)
