Sweden Giuseppe VERDI La traviata. Soloists. Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Opera på Skäret Chorus, Marcello Mottadelli (conductor). Opera på Skäret, Kopparberg, 1.8.2015. Premiere (GF)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Strong Singing and Characterisation in The Gondoliers
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, The Gondoliers: National Gilbert & Sullivan Company, Opera House, Buxton, 5.8.15
A Beautifully Sung Otello Graces the Peralada Stage
Spain Verdi: Otello, Orchestra and Chorus of Barcelona’s Liceu, Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Peralada Auditorium, 1.8.2015 (JMI)
A Magnificent Turandot to End the Season
United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Ramon Tebar (conductor), Renaut Doucet (stage director), Andre Barbe (set and costumes). Cincinnati Opera, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH. 25.7.2015 (RDA)
Sylvie Guillem Takes Her Final Bow
United Kingdom Life in Progress: Sylvie Guillem and dancers (Emanuela Montanari, Brigel Gjoka and Riley Watts) in choreography by Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, Mats Ek and William Forsythe. London Coliseum, London, 29.7.2015. (JPr)
Anja Harteros and René Pape ̶ A Superb Pairing in Don Carlo
United Kingdom Verdi: Don Carlo, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.7.2015 (JMI)
WNO’s Peter Pan Fails to do Justice to J M Barrie’s Tale
United Kingdom Ayres, Peter Pan: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Erik Nielsen (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 25.7.2015 (CC)
Beijing’s Il Trovatore Presents a Conundrum
China Verdi: Il Trovatore, National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Daniel Oren (conductor), National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, 26.07.2015 (RP)