Spain Mozart, Don Giovanni: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 26 & 27.6.2017. (JMI)
Mariusz Kwiecien and Carlos Álvarez: Two Superb Don Giovannis Lead the Way at the Liceu
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Rousset and Royal Opera Dazzle with Mozart’s Mitridate
United Kingdom Mozart, Mitridate, rè di Ponto: Cast, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Christophe Rousset (harpsichord). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 26.6.2017. (CC)
Tancredi Returns to Spain with an Attractive Staging and Agreeable Voices
Spain Rossini, Tancredi: Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra and Chorus / Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 25.6.2017. (JMI)
Lise Davidsen is imperious in Katharina Thoma’s comic and profound Ariadne auf Naxos
United Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival 2017 [1] – Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Glyndebourne, East Sussex. 25.6.2017. (JPr)
Inconsistent Vocals Mediated by Strong Conducting: Verdi’s La traviata at the Royal Opera
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 24.6.2017. (CC)
The Composer Battles Inner Demons in Eifman’s Tchaikovsky
United States Tchaikovsky: Boris Eifman (choreographer), Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 23.6.2017. (JRo)
Simon Keenlyside Leads an Impressive Vienna Cast in Pelléas et Mélisande
Austria Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Martin Schebesta), Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Alain Altinoglu (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 18.6.2017. (MB)
Hours Well Spent with Estonia National Opera’s Les pêcheurs de perles
Estonia Bizet, Les pêcheurs de perles: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera / Maksim Valkov (conductor). Estonian National Opera, Tallinn 5.6.2017. (GF)