Austria Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 8.9.2016. (JMI)
A Competent Though Not Especially Memorable Madama Butterfly
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Celebrate African-American Dance
United Kingdom Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre – Mixed Bill: Dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Sadler’s Wells, London, 7.9.2016. (JPr)
The Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus Excel Once Again in Turandot
Austria Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 7.9.2016. (JMI)
A Brilliantly Staged and Marvellously Played Carmen in Vienna
Austria Bizet: Carmen, Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 6.9.2016. (JMI)
Opera Rara’s Revelatory Semiramide at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 68 – Rossini, Semiramide: Soloists, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.9.2016. (CC)
Passion and Power Abound in La Scala on Tour’s Concert Version of Simon Boccanegra
China Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Bruno Casoni (chorus master), Myung-Whun Chung (conductor), Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai, 3.9.2016. (RP)
A Brilliant Lohengrin under the Baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Austria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus, Staatsoper Wien, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 5.9.2016. (JMI)
Top Level Tosca At Teatro Colón
Argentina Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Vieu, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 23.8.2016. (JSJ)
