United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Roberto Rizzi Brignoli (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 16.6.2016. (JMI)
An Opera Buffa Version of Il trovatore Displays Some Clever Tricks
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Negus Brings Persuasive Grandeur and Lightness of Touch to Longborough’s Tannhäuser
United Kingdom Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Anthony Negus (conductor), Longborough, 14.6.2015. (JPr)
Berlin’s Wagner Cycle Continues with a Magnificent Siegfried
Germany Wagner, Siegfried: Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 15.6.2016. (JMI)
A Spectacular Staging of Juliette, Beautifully Performed under Daniel Barenboim’s Baton
Germany Martinů, Juliette: Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 14.6.2016. (JMI)
Opera Holland Park Transports Imaginative La bohème to Tudor England
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, City of London Sinfonia, Opera Holland Park Children’s Chorus and Chorus / Matthew Waldren (conductor), Opera Holland Park, London, 13.6.2016. (RB)
Reimagining of King Arthur Proves Refreshing and Enjoyable
United Kingdom Purcell, Peter Wiegold, and Martin Butler, King Arthur: Soloists, Notes Inégales, Academy Inégales, Chorale Inégales (chorus director: Mary Wiegold), Peter Wiegold (conductor), Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 14.6.2016. (MB)
Daniel Barenboim Leads an Inspired Die Walküre
Germany Wagner: Die Walküre, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 12.6.2016. (JMI)
Daniel Kramer’s Tristan and Isolde for ENO Lacks Quality and Coherence Despite a Promising Start
United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan and Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 9.6.2016. (JPr)
