Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Renée Fleming and Elīna Garanča Bid Farewell in the Met’s Sumptuous Der Rosenkavalier

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United StatesUnited States The Met: Live in HD – Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Sebastian Weigle. Broadcast live to the Odeon Chelmsford, Essex, 12.5.2017. (JPr)

Rosenkavalier
Renée Fleming (Marschallin) and Elīna Garanča (Octavian) in Der Rosenkavalier © Ken Howard/The Met

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In an Ingenious Evening, Debussy Triumphs Over Maeterlinck

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United StatesUnited States Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus (Robert Porco [director]), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, 4.5.2017. (MSJ)

Pelléas and Mélisande The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor production directed by Yuval Sharon set design by Mimi Lien lighting and projection design by Jason H. Thompson costume design by Ann Closs-Farley choreography by Danielle Agami Elliot Madore, baritone (Pelléas) Martina Janková, soprano (Mélisande) Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano (Genevieve) Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone (Golaud) Peter Rose, bass (Arkel) Julie Mathevet, soprano (Yniold) David Castillo, baritone (Doctor/Shepherd) Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus PROGRAM DEBUSSY - Pelléas and Mélisande Photo by Roger Mastroianni
Cleveland Orchestra’s Pelléas and Mélisande (c) Roger Mastroianni

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