Switzerland Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists and Chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Stanislav Kochanovsky (conductor), Zurich Opera 24.9.2017. (JR)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Vladimir Jurowski, the LPO and a Fine Cast Immerse the Audience in Enescu’s Oedipe
United Kingdom Enescu, Oedipe (concert performance): Soloists, Choir of the George Enescu Philharmonic, Romanian Radio Children’s Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski. Royal Festival Hall, London 22.9.2017. (JPr)
A Production of Der fliegende Holländer That Puts the Focus on Erik
United Kingdom Wagner – Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Jeremy Bines) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin / Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 22.9.2017. (MB)
Akram Khan’s Wonderful Giselle for English National Ballet Returns to Haunt Sadler’s Wells
United Kingdom Vincenzo Lamagna (after Adolphe Adam), Giselle: Soloists & Artists of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 20.9.2017. (JPr)
Figaro Gets a Divorce
Switzerland Langer, Figaro Gets a Divorce: Soloists, Basel Sinfonietta / Justin Brown (conductor), Geneva, 19.9.2017. (ALL)
Saving the Best for Last – Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at the Wiener Staatsoper
Austria Mussorgsky, Khovanshchina: Soloists, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Wiener Staatsoper Children’s Chorus, Chorus & Orchestra / Michael Güttler (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 11.9.2017. (RP)
A Vocally Splendid but Confused Aida
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Washington National Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Evan Rogister (conductor), Washington National Opera, The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. 15.9.2017. (RR)
An Excellent and Rarely Performed Opera by the Young Mozart
Spain Mozart, Lucio Silla: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 16 & 17.9.2017. (JMI)
