Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Well Sung Don Pasquale in Buenos Aires

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ArgentinaArgentina Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Buenos Aires Lírica, Conductor: Juan Casasbellas. Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 12.6.2015. (JSJ)

Buenos Aires Lírica’s new production of Don Pasquale with Oriana Favaro (Norina) and Hernán Iturralde (Pasquale). Photo Liliana Morsia
Buenos Aires Lírica’s new production of Don Pasquale with Oriana Favaro (Norina) and Hernán Iturralde (Pasquale). Photo Liliana Morsia

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Figaro By The Numbers, Needing Tiny Surprises

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 Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera, Patrick Summers (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 18.6.2015 (HS) Cast: Figaro: Philippe Sly Susanna: Lisette Oropesa Countess Almaviva: Nadine Sierra Cherubino: Kate Lindsey Count Almaviva: Luca Pisaroni Bartolo: John Del Carlo Marcellina: Catherine Cook Basilio: Greg Fedderly Don Curzio: John … Read more

Alston Dancers Return to London Looking Crisp and Defiant

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Various composers, Alston At Home:  Richard Alston Dance Company, The Place, London, 10.06.2015 (JO’D)

09/06/2015. London, UK. Alston At Home: a performance by the Richard Alston Dance Company to celebrate their 20th year. In the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, at The Place, London Pictures feature the Premiere of Mazur by Richard Alston – a duet for award winning former company dancer Jonathan Goddard and Liam Riddick, accompanied by pianist Jason Ridgway.. Photo credit : Tony Nandi
09/06/2015. London, UK. Alston At Home: a performance by the Richard Alston Dance Company to celebrate their 20th year. In the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, at The Place, London
Pictures feature the Premiere of Mazur by Richard Alston – a duet for award winning former company dancer Jonathan Goddard and Liam Riddick, accompanied by pianist Jason Ridgway.. Photo credit : Tony Nandi

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