United Kingdom Various composers: NDT2, Dance Consortium, Sadler’s Wells, London, 17.5.2016. (J.O’D)
(c) Johan Persson
NDT2’s Young Dancers Perform in Different Dance
(c) Johan Persson
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
(c) Johan Persson
Cesar Corrales Wins the Emerging Dancer Award Convincingly
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2016 Final: Nominated dancers, soloists, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). London Palladium, London, 17.5.2016. (JPr)
(c) Laurent Liotardo
ENO’s Enjoyable Madama Butterfly Poses a Few Problems
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus (chorus master: James Henshaw) of the English National Opera / Richard Armstrong (conductor), Coliseum, London, 16.5.2016. (MB)
(c) Tom Bowles
An Enchanting Sleeping Beauty in Dresden
Germany Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Semperoper Ballet, Staatskapelle Dresden/Paul Connelly (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 12.5.2016. (MC)
While Not Perfect WNO Realize Ian Bell’s highly ambitious In Parenthesis Well
United Kingdom Bell, In Parenthesis: (World Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 13.5.2016. (GPu)
Fine Cast in Gimmicky Production of Figaro at Semperoper, Dresden
Germany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, Germany, 11.5.2016. (MC)
A Very Merry Widow From Juventus Lyrica
Argentina Lehár, The Merry Widow: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica, André Dos Santos (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires, 6.5.2016. (JSJ)
A Lush and Satisfying La bohème at Los Angeles Opera
United States Puccini, La bohème: LA Opera, Speranza Scappucci (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 14.5.2016. (JRo)
(c) Ken Howard/LA Opera)