Germany Munich Opera Festival 2018 [5] – Wagner, Siegfried: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra/Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 24.7.2018. (JMI)
Kirill Petrenko and a Stellar Cast in the Munich Opera Festival’s Siegfried
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Glimmerglass Festival’s Barber of Seville Achieves Lift Off and Soars
United States The Glimmerglass Festival [1] – Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and Chorus /Joseph Colaneri (conductor), Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, 20.7.2018. (RP)
© Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival
Adámek’s New Opera that the Future as Well as the Present Will Deserve to Hear
France Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [3] – Adámek – Seven Stones: Soloists, accentus/axe21, Ondřej Adámek, Léo Warynski (conductors). Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix, 15.7.2018 (MB)
Elegant and Charming L’elisir d’amore At Close Quarters
Sweden Donizetti: Soloists, Orchestra / Bengt-Åke Lundin (conductor, arrangements and synthesizer). Opera på Skäret, Kopparberg 14.7.2018. (GF)
Rebecca Fjällsby (Giannetta) © Opera på Skäret
A Stockholm Syndrome Opera Hits the Stage
Sweden Albert Schnelzer: Soloists, Vattnäs Chamber Orchestra / Fredrik Burstedt (conductor). Vattnäs Concert Barn, Mora 13.7.2018. (GF)
© P-J Jansson
A Thrilling Night With The Vampire In Läckö
Sweden Heinrich Marschner, Der Vampyr (The Vampire): Soloists of Läckö Slottsopera, Läckö Opera Orchestra / Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle courtyard, 15.7.2018. (NS)
Important Donizetti Premiere: Splendidly Performed L’Ange de Nisida
United Kingdom Donizetti: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 17.7.2018. (CC)
(c) ROH, Opera Rara & Russell Duncan
A Sparkling Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera Holland Park
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Soloists, City of London Sinfonia / Brad Cohen (conductor). Opera Holland Park, Kensington, London, 17.7.2018. (CC)
