United Kingdom Various composers, Bromance: Barely Methodical Troupe, Platform Theatre, London, 8.1.2015 (J.O’D)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Royal Danish Ballet Dancers Display Exuberance in Bournonville Tribute
United Kingdom Bournonville Celebration: Royal Danish Ballet Soloists and Principals, Peacock Theatre, London. 9.1.2015. (JPr)
Electro-Acoustic Music and Tightrope Artistry from Lonely Circus
United Kingdom Hoffmann, Fall/Fell/Fallen, Lonely Circus, Southbank Centre (Purcell Room), London, 10.1.2015 (J.O’D)
Colourful, Fast-Moving Coppélia from Siberian Ballet Company
United Kingdom Léo Delibes, Coppélia: Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Siberia/Alexander Yudasin (conductor) – Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 9.1.2015
Vasiliev Triumphs in ENB’s Swan Lake
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers of the English National Ballet and the English National Ballet / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 7.1.2015. (JPr)
Petra Lang’s Magnificent Ortrud Dominates Lohengrin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Chorus director: William Spaulding), Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, Germany 21.12.2014. (JPr)
A Barbiere of Middling Qualità
United States Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Michele Mariotti (conductor), “The Met, Live in HD” screening, Godrej Dance Academy Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. 22.12.2014 (JSM).
Elektra in Dresden: Not a Vintage Evening
Germany Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus of the Saxon State Opera (chorus master: Wolfram Tetzner), Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schneider (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 15.12.2014 (MB)