Germany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus, Extra and Children’s chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg / Daniele Callegari (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 31.3.2024. (DM-D)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
In Paris: Nureyev’s Don Quixote is a true celebration of dance without the slightest false step
France Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote: Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Gavriel Heine (conductor). Transmitted live (directed by François Roussillon) from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, 2.4.2024. (JPr)
Much to celebrate in the ‘timeless’ revival of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci in Hamburg
Germany Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana, Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Soloists, Chorus, Extra Chorus, Alsterspatzen (children and youth chorus) of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Daniele Callegari (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 29.3.2024. (DMD)
The superb Asmik Grigorian is simply Mimì in a kimono in Covent Garden’s Madama Butterfly
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Filmed (directed by Bridget Caldwell) on 26.3.2024 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and shown at Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 1.4.2024. (JPr)
Clarity of production and the beauty of Mozart’s music make for a memorable Tito in Bremen
Germany Mozart, La clemenza di Tito: Soloists, Chorus and extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Sasha Yankevych (conductor). Theater Bremen, 28.3.2024. (DM-D)
Interesting as all the performances are, Mark Bruce cannot make Frankenstein a coherent whole
United Kingdom Mark Bruce Company’s Frankenstein: The Place, London, 26.3.2024. (JO’D)
Jonathan Tetelman makes his Met debut in a splendid ‘Années folles’ staging of La rondine
United States Puccini, La rondine: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Speranza Scappucci (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, 26.3.2024. (RP)
Via Ukraine, Ellen Kent presents a musically satisfying Carmen
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kyiv / Vasyl Vasylenko (conductor). Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 27.3.2024. (JPr)