United States Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 11.03.2016. (JLZ)
Villaume Conducts A Powerful Roméo et Juliette
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
When Boris isn’t Godunov – by Jack Buckley
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: direct transmission from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London at the Cinema Barberini, Rome, 21.3.2016 with the Chorus (Renato Balsadonna) and Orchestra of the ROH, Conductor Antonio Pappano. (JB)
Young Love Is at Center Court in Opéra national du Rhin’s Idomeneo
France Mozart, Idomeneo: Soloists, Chœurs de l’Opéra national du Rhin, Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse, Sergio Alapont (conductor), Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg. 20.03.2016 (RP)
ROH’s 1869 Boris Godunov Lacks Drama and Epic Grandeur
United Kingdom Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast to the Empire Cinema, Basildon, Essex. 21.3.2016. (JPr)
(c) Catherine Ashmore
Bury Court Opera’s Madam Butterfly is Pure Poetry
United Kingdom Puccini, Madam Butterfly: Soloists and Chorus or Bury Court Opera with the Southbank Sinfonia / Simon Over (conductor), The Barn at Bury Court, Hampshire. 18.3.2016. (RD)
(c) Robert Workman
A Pleasing Concert Version of a Seldom-Heard Scarlatti Opera
Spain Scarlatti, Cain, overo il primo omicidio (concert version): Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor), Madrid Auditorio Nacional, 20.3.2016. (JMI)
A Worthy Utah Opera Aida Enhanced by Graceful Orchestral Playing
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Utah Opera, Utah Symphony, Ari Pelto (conductor), Janey Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah. 18.3.2016 (BJ)
Well Staged and Well Sung Andrea Chénier from Opera North
United Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor),The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 19.3.2014. (RJF)
