United Kingdom Various composers, A Passing Cloud: Royal New Zealand Ballet, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 17.11.2015. (J.O’D)
New Zealand Ballet Brings Exciting New Ballet to the UK’s Linbury Studio Theatre
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Warmth, Wit and Charm in Ellen Kent’s Die Fledermaus
United Kingdom Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists of Chisinau National Opera, Members of the Orchestra of the National Opera & Ballet Theatre of Moldova ‘Maria Biesu’ and National Philharmonic of Moldova ‘Serghei Lunchevici’ / Vasyl Vasylenko (conductor). Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 17.11. 2015. (MC)
Strauss, Die Fledermaus (Sung in English)
Dramatic Urgency and Angst in Independent Opera’s Staging of Voseček’s Biedermann and the Arsonists
United Kingdom Šimon Voseček, Biedermann and the Arsonists: Independent Opera soloists and the Britten Sinfonia / Timothy Redmond (conductor). Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London, 17.11.2015. (JPr)
(c) Robbie Jack
An Intriguing and Imaginative Flying Dutchman at the Berlin Staatsoper
Germany Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer: Staatskapelle Berlin and Staatsopernchor, Markus Poschner (conductor), Schiller Theater, Berlin, 16.11.2015. (JMI)
Singapore Lyric Opera Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Gala Concert
Singapore Various: Soloists, Singapore Lyric Opera Chorus and Children’s Choir, Singapore Lyric Opera Orchestra, Joshua Kangming Tan (conductor), Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore 13.11.2015. (RP)
Stephen Gould Leads a Superb Deutsche Oper Performance of Tannhäuser
Germany Wagner, Tannhäuser: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 15.11.2015. (JMI)
Freyer’s Bewildering Don Giovanni Pulls Together Brilliantly in Vienna
Austria Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Holder Kristen) and Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Jac van Steen (conductor), Volksoper, Vienna, 14.11.2015. (MB)
Caroline Finn’s Bloom Impresses in Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Triple Bill
United Kingdom Various composers, Until. With/Out. Enough; TearFall; Bloom: Phoenix Dance Theatre, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 12.11.2015. (J.O’D)
