Italy Beethoven, Fidelio: Teatro all Scala Orchestra and Chorus / Myung-Whun Chung (conductor), Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 18.6.2018. (JMI)
A Convincing Fidelio Returns to La Scala
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Runnicles and Musicians Deliver Thrills in Zambello’s San Francisco Ring
United States Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen: Soloists, Ian Robertson (chorus director), San Francisco Opera / Donald Runnicles (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 12-18.6.2018. (HS)
First-rate Conducting for a Charming Das Land des Lächelns with Piotr Beczała
Switzerland Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Opernhaus, Zurich, 16.6.2018. (CCr)
A Deeply Disappointing La bohème at the Royal Opera House
Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Tiffin’s Children’s Chorus, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 16.6.2018. (MB)
David Alden’s New Lohengrin for the Royal Opera Reflects Turbulence of 20th-Century History
United Kingdom Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 17.6.2018. (JPr)
Anja Harteros is a Magnificent Arabella in the History of Opera
Germany Munich Opera Festival – Strauss, Arabella: Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Munich Nationaltheater, Munich, 16.6.2018. (JMI)
BRB’s Polarity & Proximity is Strong in Design, Music, Lighting and Execution
United Kingdom Various composers, Polarity & Proximity: Dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Jonathan Lo (Kin.) and Koen Kessels (Embrace), Sadler’s Wells, London, 15.6.2018. (JO’D)
Günter Krämer Elucidates the Strands of Don Carlo with Admirable Clarity
Estonia Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Lithuanian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Martynas Staškus (conductor), Estonian National Opera House Tallinn 7.6.2018. (GF)
