Spain Bellini: Norma, Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Renato Palumbo (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 8 & 9.2.2015 (JMI)
Photo © A Bofill
Gregory Kunde’s Pollione Shines in Barcelona’s Liceu Coproduction of Norma
Photo © A Bofill
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
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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)
East Coast Premiere of Theodore Morrison’s Oscar
United States Morrison, Oscar: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia, Evan Rogister (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 8.2.2014 (BJ)
Compelling and Intellectually Engaging Traviata at ENO
United Kingdom Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Roland Böer (conductor), London Coliseum, London. 9.2.2015 (JPr)
Photo credit Donald Cooper
ENO’s Exemplary and Magnificent Performance of Meistersinger
United Kingdom Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (sung in English): Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner (conductor),. London Coliseum, 7.2.2015 (CC)
Photo (c) Catherine Ashmore
Dance Triple-Bill with Dark, Serious Tones and Content
United Kingdom Various Composers, Sadler’s Wells/Hofesh Shechter Company/Tommy Franzén Productions, Sadler’s Wells, London, 6.2.2015 (J.O’D)
The Guillotine Haunts The Ghosts of Versailles
United States Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles: LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 7.2.2015-1.3.2015 (JRo)
Photo (c) Craig Matthew/LA Opera
BRB’s Coppélia Goes Down a Treat in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Delibes, Coppélia: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Koen Kessels (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 7.2.2015 (SRT)
