Sweden Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists of Gothenburg Opera, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra/Patrik Ringborg (conductor), Gothenburg Opera main stage, 11.02.2018 (NS)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Highly Entertaining Iolanthe from ENO
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe (ed. Henty/Hulme): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / Christopher Henty (conductor). London Coliseum, 13.2.2018. (CC)
After 25 Years, Blakemore’s WNO Tosca Continues to Serve the Opera Well
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 9.2.2018. (GPu)
Polenzani and Yende Make the Met’s L’elisir d’amore Revival Something to Remember
United States Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Met Live in HD broadcast to the Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 10.2.2018. (JPr)
World Premiere of El Pintor – A Noteworthy Libretto and Impressive Staging
Spain Colomer, El Pintor: Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Chorus of the Comunidad de Madrid / Manuel Coves (conductor), Teatros del Canal, Madrid, 8.2.2018. (JMI)
An Excellent Peter Grimes on All Fronts
Spain Britten, Peter Grimes: Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus / Christopher Franklin (conductor), Palau de Le Arts, Valencia, 7.2.2018. (JMI)
Barrie Kosky’s Carmen for the Royal Opera is a Tedious Affair
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus (chorus director: William Spaulding), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jakub Hrůsá (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 6.2.2018. (MB)
Joseph Calleja’s Open-faced Charisma and Honeyed Tones make this a Memorable Tosca
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Dan Ettinger (conductor), Broadcast from the Royal Opera House to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 7.2.2018. (JPr)
