Sweden Korngold, Die tote Stadt:. Soloists, Wermland Opera Orchestra, Johannes Gustavsson (conductor). Wermland Opera, Karlstad, 27 February 2016 (Premiere). (GF)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Strongly Cast Revival of Flying Dutchman in Zurich
Switzerland Wagner, The Flying Dutchman: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Axel Kober, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 28.2.16. (JR)
Bleak, Violent Odyssey at Wilton’s has Moments of Surprising Beauty
United Kingdom Various composers, The Odyssey: Mark Bruce Company, Wilton’s Music Hall, London, 25.2.2016. (J.O’D)
Good Cast and Excellent Period Band in Scottish Opera’s Ariodante
United Kingdom Handel, Ariodante: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Chorus of Ariodante, Nicholas Kraemer (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 27.2.2016. (SRT)
Thielemann Memorably Adds Lustre to a Stellar Cast in Dresden’s Die Walküre
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Chorus and orchestra of Semperoper, Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 23.2.2016. (JPr)
(c) Frank Höhler
BRB Continue their Our Shakespeare Celebrations with a Classic Romeo and Juliet
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Koen Kessels (conductor, Birmingham Hippodrome, 24.2.2016. (GR)
Nicole Cabell Triumphs as Alcina in Geneva
Switzerland Handel: Alcina, Soloists, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (conductor), Théâtre des Nations, Geneva, 21.02.2016 (AL)
Rare Jazz Opera Punches Below Its Weight
United StatesTerence Blanchard, Champion: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Opera Parallèle, Nicole Paiement (conductor), co-presented by SFJAZZ, SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 19.2.2016 (HS)
