Argentina Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica, Hernán Schvartzman (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 19.8.2016. (JSJ)
A Modern and Radical Orfeo ed Euridice From Juventus Lyrica
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s New Twist on the Story of Carmen Lacks Inspirational Choreography
United Kingdom Bizet, Her Name Was Carmen (Irina Kolesnikova Season): Dancers of the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre, Orchestra of English National Opera / Igor Tomashevski (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 25.8.2016. (JPr)
Victorian Youth Challenges Modern Westminster head-on
United Kingdom 2016 Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [3] – Iolanthe: Young Singers and Chorus of the Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Youth production / Andrew Nicklin (director and musical director), Savoy Festival Theatre, Harrogate, 18.8.2016. (RJW)
A Fresh Look to The Yeomen of the Guard
United Kingdom 2016 Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [2] – The Yeomen of the Guard: The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, National Festival Orchestra, David Steadman (conductor), Royal Hall, Harrogate, 13.8.16. (RJW)
The Village of Ploverleigh Rings Out Some Striking Changes
United Kingdom 2016 Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [1] – The Sorcerer: The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, Festival Orchestra conducted by David Steadman, Royal Hall, Harrogate, 12.8.2016. (RJW)
Hartmut Haenchen Conducts Fresh, Lucid Parsifal set against Background of Conflict
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2016 [3] – Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. / Hartmut Haenchen (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 15.8.2016. (JPr)
Outstanding Staging and Conducting at the Macerata Otello
Italy Macerata Opera Festival 2 – Verdi, Otello: Orchestra Regionale delle Marche, Coro Lirico Marchigiani Vincenzo Bellini, Children’s Chorus Pueri Cantores D. Zamberletti / Riccardo Frizza (conductor). Sferisterio of Macerata 13.8.2016. (JB)
Fine Orchestral Playing in Bayreuth’s Modern, Corporate Der fliegende Holländer
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2016 [2] – Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. / Axel Kober (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 14.8.2016. (JPr)
