United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet / Alex Ingram (conductor), Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, 15.11.2014. (JPr)
Swans Rise Memorably From The Lake In Milton Keynes
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Gorgeously Sung Curlew River from Bostridge and Britten Sinfonia
United States Britten, Curlew River: Britten Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia Voices (Eamonn Dougan, director), Martin Fitzpatrick (conductor), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California. 15.11.2014 (HS)
High Expectations Met in New Dresden Arabella
Germany Strauss: Arabella, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 10.11.2014 (JMI)
Berlin’s Bright and Imaginative La Belle Heléne
Germany J.Offenbach: La Belle Hélène, Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Kristiina Poska (conductor), Berlin Komische Oper, 8.11.2014 (JMI).
Logical Conclusion to Cullberg Ballet’s Sisyphean Struggle
United Kingdom Plateau Effect: Cullberg Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London, 14.11.2014 (J.O’D)
Moran Dance Piece Examines “Overblown Masculinity”
United Kingdom, Joe Moran, Arrangement, Greenwich Dance, London, 15.11.2014 (J.O’D)
Grand Gala – 15 Years of Juventus Lyrica:
Argentina Grand gala – 15 years of Juventus Lyrica: Soloists, Orchestra. Conductor: Antonio Maria Russo, Teatro Avenida (Buenos Aires). 7.11.2014. (JSJ)
Triumphant Butterfly in Stockholm
Puccini Madama Butterfly. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera, Lawrence Renes (conductor). Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm 8.11.2014. Premiere (GF)
