Germany Rossini, The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin/Daniel Cohen (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 10.9.2016. (MC)
Deutsche Oper Takes Rossini’s Barber to the Seaside
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Teatro Argentino’s Fun Così fan tutte
Argentina Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Argentino / Rubén Dubrovsky (conductor). Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 2.9.2016. (JSJ)
Hugo de Ana’s Grand Macbeth Starring Plácido Domingo Debuts at NCPA
China Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of China NCPA, Daniel Oren (conductor), National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, 7.9.2016. (RP)
A Competent Though Not Especially Memorable Madama Butterfly
Austria Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 8.9.2016. (JMI)
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)
