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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Götterdämmerung Brings Opera North’s Ring to a Triumphant Conclusion

09/07/201604/07/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North/Richard Farnes (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.7.2016. (JPr)

Mats Almgren, Richard Farnes, Kelly Cae Hogen, Peter Mumford, Mati Turi
Mats Almgren, Richard Farnes, Kelly Cae Hogen, Peter Mumford & Mati Turi
(c) Alice the Camera

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Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Jim Pritchard, London 1 Comment

Convincing Performances from Trinity Laban Students in Premiere of McNeff’s Banished

09/07/201604/07/2016 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stephen McNeff, Banished: Soloists, Vocal Ensemble, Orchestra of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Jessica Cottis (conductor). Blackheath Halls, 30.6.2016. (MB)

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Banished (c) Lidia Crisafulli

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Strong cast in Covent Garden’s visually compelling Il trovatore

31/05/202504/07/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, chorus and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 2.7.2016. (JPr)

Il Trovatore by Verdi; Royal Opera House; Covent Garden; London, UK; 29 June 2016; Cast A: Lianna Haroutounian as Leonora; Francesco Meli as Manrico; Conuctor - Gianandrea Noseda; Director - David Bösch; Set and video designer - Patrick Bannwart; Costume designer - Meentje Nielsen; Lighting designer - Olaf Winter; Photo: © ROH Photographer: CLIVE BARDA
Il trovatore Part II: Ekaterina Semenchuk (Azucena) and Francesco Meli (Manrico) © Clive Barda

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Categories Opera & Ballet, UK Opera Tags Jim Pritchard, London 1 Comment

Klaus Florian Vogt Shines as Lohengrin under the Baton of Lothar Koenigs

09/07/201603/07/2016 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner, Lohengrin: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 2.7.2016. (JMI)

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Klaus Florian Vogt (Lohengrin) © W Hösl

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Kirill Petrenko and a Trio of Contemporary Opera Greats Deliver a Spectacular Tosca

09/07/201602/07/2016 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Puccini: Tosca, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 1.7.2016 (JMI)

Tosca © W. Hösl.
Tosca © W. Hösl.

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Opera North’s Siegfried Disappoints

07/07/201602/07/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.7.2016. (JPr)

SIEGFRIED by Wagner; Leeds Town Hall; Leeds, UK; 11 May 2016; Siegfried - Lars Cleveman; RICHARD FARNES - Conductor; PETER MUMFORD - Concert staging and design concept; PETER MUMFORD - Lighting and projection designer; Credit: © CLIVE BARDA/ ArenaPAL;
Lars Cleveman (Siegfried) (c) Clive Barda

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Categories Concert Reviews, Opera & Ballet, UK Concerts Tags Jim Pritchard, London 2 Comments

Osipova’s Contemporary Dance Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wells Impresses and Disappoints

07/07/201602/07/2016 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Natalia Osipova – Cherkaoui, Maliphan, Pita: Sergei Polunin, Jason Kittelberger, James O’Hara (Dancers), Sadler’s Wells, London, 30.6.2016. (JPr)

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Run Mary Run (c) Tristram Kenton

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A Nicely Sung Version of Halévy’s Rarely Performed La Juive

07/07/201602/07/2016 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Halévy: La Juive, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bertrand De Billy (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 30.6.2016 (JMI)

La Juive. © W. Hösl
La Juive. © W. Hösl

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