Sweden Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Soloists, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra, amateur dancers, Henrik Schaefer (conductor), Gothenburg Opera main stage, 30.5.2015 (NS)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Theatrical Carmen In La Plata
Argentina Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Orchestra, Chorus and Children’s Chorus of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Tulio Gagliardo Varas, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 29.5.2015. (JSJ)
A Capricious Fidelio Disappoints in Madrid
Spain Beethoven: Fidelio, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Hartmut Haenchen (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 30.5.2015 (JMI)
An Engaging Così at the Liceu
Spain Mozart: Così Fan Tutte, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 27 & 28.5.2015. (JMI)
A Thoughtful, Provocative Carmen from Calixto Bieito
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera (chorus master: Martin Fitzpatrick) / Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 20.5.2015 (MB)
Brilliant Criminal Opera in Tallinn
Spain. Hindemith Cardillac Soloists, Estonian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Vello Pähn (conductor). Estonian National Opera, Tallinn 14.5.2015. Premiere (GF)
A Sometimes Confusing Yet Often Rewarding Norma
France Bellini: Norma, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Choeur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux, John Fiore (conductor), Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, 25.5.2015 (JMI)
A Superb Reading of Prokofiev in Toulouse
France Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery, Capitole Orchestra and Chorus, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 24.5.2015 (JMI)
