Italy Rossini: L’Inganno Felice, La Fenice Orchestra, Stefano Montanari (conductor), Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 21.9.2014 (JMI)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
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)
Falstaff’s Last Laugh In Outstanding Colón Production
Argentina Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus of Teatro Colón, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Roberto Paternostro, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 16.9.2014. (JSJ)
Imaginative and Entertaining Magic Flute at Komische Oper Berlin
Germany Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Komische Oper Orchester und Chor / Henrik Nánási (conductor), Komische Oper, Berlin, 12.9.2014 (MC)
