United Kingdom Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 2.2.2018. (GPu)
WNO’s New La forza del destino Packs a Considerable Punch
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Strong Cast Heads a Realistic Bellini Classic
United States Bellini, I puritani: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor), Chicago. 4.2.2018. (JLZ)
in I puritani (c) Todd Rosenberg
Modern Production of Idomeneo in Zurich More Accessible Than Most
Switzerland Mozart, Idomeneo: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich / Giovanni Antonini (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 4.2.2018. (JR)
The Glitter of Candide Captured Superbly by LA Opera
United States Bernstein, Candide: Soloists and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 3.2.2018. (JRo)
Female Leads Shine in Opera North’s Premier Un ballo in maschera
United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor), Leeds Town Hall, 3.2.2018. (CF)
Scottish Opera Thrills with Aggressive Greek from Turnage
United Kingdom Mark-Anthony Turnage, Greek: Scottish Opera / Finnegan Downie Dear (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 3.2.2018. (SRT)
Remarkable, Thought-Provoking Satyagraha from ENO
United Kingdom Glass, Satyagraha (sung in Sankrit): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera / Karen Kamensek (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 1.2.2018. (CC)
Catherine Naglestad as Salome Is Outstanding, as Always
Germany Strauss, Salome: Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Evan Rogister (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 28.1.2018. (JMI)
