United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Russian State Opera of Komi / Azat Maksutov, (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 13.2.2014. (RJ)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide: Professional Performance in Student Production
United States Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Soloists and Singers from The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and Juilliard Opera, Juilliard415, Janet Glover (conductor), Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, New York, 10.2.2015 (SSM)
Two World Premieres from Ballet Black
United Kingdom Various composers, To Fetch a Pail of Water, Depouillement, Second Coming: Ballet Black, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 11.2.2015 (J.O’D)
Tristan Almost Semi-Staged, but Vocally Fully Sung
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Orchestre national du Capitole, Claus Peter Flor (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 11.2.2015 (JMI) Cast: Tristan: Robert Dean Smith Isolde: Elisabete Matos Brangaene: Daniela Sindram King Marke: Hans-Peter König Kurwenal: Stefan Heidemann Melot: Thomas Dolié Sailor/Shepherd: Paul Kaufmann Production: Théâtre du Capitole Direction: Nicolas Joel (original) Stephane Roche (revival) … Read more
Repackaged Atomos Warmer, More Emotional and Cutting Edge
United Kingdom A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Atomos: Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, Sadler’s Wells, London 13.2.2015 (J.O’D)
Porgy and Bess Returns to Geneva
Switzerland George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Harlem Theater, William Barkhymer (conductor), Grand Théâtre de Genève, 13.2.2015 (AL)
Gregory Kunde’s Pollione Shines in Barcelona’s Liceu Coproduction of Norma
Spain Bellini: Norma, Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Renato Palumbo (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 8 & 9.2.2015 (JMI)
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Wim Vandekeybus Dance Piece Recalls a Happy World
United Kingdom, de May and Vermeersch, What the Body Does Not Remember: Ultima Vez, Sadler’s Wells, London, 10.2.2015 (J.O’D)
