United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Gianluca Marcianò (conductor), London Coliseum, London. 29.10.2014 (JPr)
Well Balanced and Finely Paced Bohème from Cash-Strapped ENO
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Something Funny, Talented and Thought-Provoking
Antonio Cagnoni: Don Bucefalo, Orchestra and Chorus Wexford Opera Festival, Sergio Alapont (conductor), Wexford Opera House, 26.10.2014 (JMI)
Kitsch Romeo y Juliet In Buenos Aires
Argentina Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Buenos Aires Lírica, Conductor: Javier Logioia Orbe. Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 21.10.2014. (JSJ)
Four Off-the-Radar Chamber Operas
United States Hindemith, Weill, Krása and Ullmann: Soloists, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music / Cincinnati Chamber Music Ensemble, Cohen Family Studio Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio. 24/26.10.2014 (RDA)
Rarely Heard Rossini Gets Superb Treatment from Soloists, WNO and Rizzi.
United Kingdom Gioachino Rossini, Mosé in Egitto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 25.10. 2014. (RJF)
A Witty, Colorful, Extravagant Partenope
United StatesHandel, Partenope: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera, Julian Wachner (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 24.10.2014 (HS)
An Undercast and Faded Production Does Little for Bizet’s Masterpiece.
United Kingdom Georges Bizet. Carmen: Welsh National Opera on Tour / James Southall (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno. 22.10.2014. (RJF)
Doomed Love in Dido and Aeneas and Bluebeard’s Castle
United States Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Bartok: Bluebeard’s Castle, LA Opera, Steven Sloane (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 25.10.14-15.11.14 (JRo)