Spain Wagner, Tannhäuser: Coro de la Asociación de Amigos dela Maestranza, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla / Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 28.10.2016. (JMI)
An Outstanding Tannhäuser under Pedro Halffter
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Unmasking Un Ballo 2
Italy Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Chorus (Chorus Master: Roberto Gabbiani) and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome / Jesús López Cobos (conductor). Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 27.10.2016. (JB)
(c) Teatro dell’Opera Rome
Alcina’s Enchanted Island Relocates to S&M Club in RAM’s Compelling Production
United Kingdom Handel, Alcina: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Ben Glassberg), Royal Academy Sinfonia, Iain Ledingham (conductor), Hackney Round Chapel, London, 26.10.2016. (MB)
The Met’s New Tristan: Musically Sumptuous, But Dramatically Inert
United States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, chorus and orchestra, Metropolitan Opera / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. 24.10.2016. (HS)
‘Fusion’ Agrippina In Buenos Aires
Argentina Adapted from Handel, Agrippina: Soloists, Orchestra of Buenos Aires Lírica, Conductor: Carlos David Jaimes. Teatro Picadero, Buenos Aires. 24.10.2016. (JSJ)
Joubert Receives Ovation at World Premiere of Jane Eyre in Concert Form
United Kingdom John Joubert, Jane Eyre (a concert performance of John Joubert’s opera after the novel of Charlotte Brontë to the libretto of Kenneth Birkin): Soloists, English Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Woods (conductor), The Ruddock Performing Arts Centre, Birmingham, 25.10.2016. (GR)
Unmasking Un Ballo
Italy Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, Jesús López Cobos.Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 18.10.2016. (JB)
(c) Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Superb Singing and Playing in Met’s Traditional Production of Don Giovanni
United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Fabio Luisi (Conductor), Met Live in HD transmitted to the Komedia Cinema, Brighton, 21.10.2016. (RB)
