United Kingdom Wagner and Rachmaninoff – a semi-staged concert directed by Annabel Arden: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 21.1.2015. (JPr)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Intense Performance from Liliya Orekhova in Moscow City Ballet’s Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Moscow City Ballet and Orchestra / Igor Shavruk (conductor), Richmond Theatre, London, 16.1.2015. (J.OD) Dancers: Odette/Odile: Liliya Orekhova Prince Siegfried: Talgat Kozhabaev Von Rothbart: Denis Tyurin Jester: Valeriy Kravstov Benno: Andrei Zhuravlev Girl friends: Anna Ivanova, Yuliya Zhuravleva Tutor: Aleksandr Gavrilov Prince’s Mother: Lyubov Lysak Cygnets: Marina Larina, Yuliya Zhuravleva, Anna … Read more
Bartoli Not the Only Jewel in Zurich’s La Cenerentola
Switzerland Rossini: La Cenerentola, Soloists, Men of the Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Giancarlo Andretta (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 15.01.2015 (RP)
A Modern Reimagining of Figaro Sparkles with Wit and Relevance
United States Mozart: Figaro! (90210), LA Opera Off Grand, Douglas Kinney Frost (conductor), Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Los Angeles, 16.01.15-18.01.15 (JRo)
Well-Cast Tosca in an Old-Fashioned Set
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Julian Kovatchev (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA. 10.1.2014 (RC)
Sombre Ballet Reflects the Anguish of War
United Kingdom Henson, Young Men: Balletboyz, Sadler’s Wells, London, 14.1.2015 (J.O’D)
Royal Opera’s Un Ballo More to the Audience’s Taste than the Critics’
Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera:: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 13.01.2015 (RP) Cast: Riccardo: Joseph Calleja Amelia: Liudmyla Monastyrska Renato: Dmitri Hvorostovsky Ulrica: Marianne Cornetti Oscar: Lauren Fagan Samuel: Anatoli Sivko Tom: Jihoon Kim Silvano: Samuel Dale Johnson Minister of Justice: … Read more