Switzerland Wagner: Lohengrin, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Simone Young (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 11.7.15 (RP)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Buxton Do a Creditable Job with One of Verdi’s Less Inspired Early Creations.
United Kingdom Verdi, Giovanna D’Arco (1845): Soloists, Buxton Festival Chorus. Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Opera House, Buxton, 11.7.2015. (RJF)
A Disappointing Traviata Returns to the Liceu Stage
Spain Verdi: La Traviata, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, Evelino Pidò (conductor), Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 11.7.2015 (JMI)
Madrid’s Opera Season Ends with a Surprise Triple Bill
Spain Granados: Goyescas, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 9.7.2015 (JMI)
Don Pasquale Goes to Hollywood
United States Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Richard Buckley (conductor), Chuck Hudson (stage director). Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH. 9.7.2015 (RDA)
Dutch National Ballet’s Cinderella Lacks Genuine Emotion and Heart
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Cinderella: Dancers of Dutch National Ballet and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Matthew Rowe (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 8.7.2015. (JPr)
Fabio Luisi Conducts Tense, Musically Sublime Performance of Bellini’s Tale of Doomed Love
Switzerland Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 7.7.15 (RP)
Ruth Ellis and Stephen Ward Live Again in the World of Opera
United Kingdom Charlotte Bray, Thomas Hyde, Chamber Opera Double Bill: Soloists, Nova Music Ensemble /George Vass (conductor), Richard Williams (director), Cheltenham Music Festival, Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham. 6.7.2015. (RJ)