Germany Leonard Bernstein, Candide (comic operetta in 2 acts): Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin/Wayne Marshall (conductor), Schiller Theater, Berlin, Sunday 21st September 2014 (MC)
Berlin Experiences Best of All Worlds in Bernstein Operetta
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Martin Lawrance’s Dance Premiere Inspired by Liszt
United Kingdom Britten, Riley, Liszt: Richard Alston Dance Company, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 26.9.2014 (SRT)
Rossini’s L’Inganno Felice Returns to City in which it was Premiered
Italy Rossini: L’Inganno Felice, La Fenice Orchestra, Stefano Montanari (conductor), Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 21.9.2014 (JMI)
Intriguing Choreography in Mats Ek’s Juliet & Romeo
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky et al, Juliet & Romeo: Soloists and corps de ballet of the Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet Orchestra / Alexander Polianichko – conductor (recorded), Sadler’s Wells, London, 24.9.2014. (JPr)
Magri and Daza Rescue Berlin’s Bewildering La Traviata
Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin/Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 20.9.2014 (MC)
Gregory Kunde Retains His Power in Il Trovatore
Verdi: Il Trovatore, La Fenice Orchestra and Chorus, Daniele Rustioni (conductor), Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 20.9.2014 (JMI)
Elements Fail to Coalesce in INALA Despite Interaction
United Kingdom Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Spira, INALA (a Zulu Ballet): Sisters Grimm, Sadler’s Wells, London, 18.9.2014 (J.O’D)
Two New Pieces and A Reworking from BalletBoyz
United Kingdom Raime, Greenwood, Glass, BalletBoyz: theTALENT: BalletBoyz®, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 17.9.2014 (J.O’D)
