Germany Reimann – L’Invisible (world premiere): Soloists, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin / Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 8.10.2017. (MB)
The Premiere of Reimann’s L’Invisible: A Model of Advocacy for a New Work
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
The Pearl Fishers Reimagined
United States Bizet, The Pearl Fishers: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Plácido Domingo (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 7.10.2017. (JRo)
Radvanovsky and DiDonato Triumph in McVicar’s Gloomy Met Norma
United States Bellini, Norma: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Broadcast live to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 7.10.2017. (JPr)
A Rather Modest Trovatore Takes the Stage in Oviedo
Spain Verdi, Il trovatore: Ópera de Oviedo Chorus, Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra / Ramón Tébar (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 5.10.2017. (JMI)
A Bit of ‘Twin Peaks’ in 3D Opera Blank Out
United States Michel van der Aa, Blank Out: Miah Persson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Netherlands Chamber Choir, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, 21.9.2017. (KG)
Though There Is Some Fine Singing, WNO’s Eugene Onegin Doesn’t Grip Emotionally
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, and Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Ainár Rubiķis (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. 27.9.2017. (GPu)
Autumn Sonata: New Opera Evokes Bergman Film
Finland Sebastian Fagerlund, Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera / John Storgårds (conductor), Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 23.9.2017. (GF)
Rousing Rigoletto Revival in Helsinki
Finland Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera / Pietro Rizzo (conductor), Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 22.9.2017. (GF)
