United States Massenet, Werther (new production by Sir Richard Eyre and directed for live cinema by Gary Halvorson): soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Alain Altinoglu. Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 15.3.2014. (JPr)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A Haunting and Magnificent Lucia di Lammermoor at LA Opera
Stunning Performance of Die Frau ohne Schatten Compensates for Opaque Plot
United Kingdom Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 14.3.2014. (JPr)
L’Italiana in Algeria Done as Farce
Spain Rossini: L’Italiana in Algeri, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana, Chorus Generalitat Valenciana, Ottavio Dantone (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 11.3.2014 (JMI)
Silhouettes Depict Girl’s Coming of Age Dream
United Kingdom David Poe: Shadowland: The Pilobolus Dance Company, Peacock Theatre, London, 12.3.2014. (JPr)
The Doctor is In
United Kingdom Bizet, Le Docteur Miracle: Pop-up Opera / Maria Garzon (musical director), Drink, Shop & Do, London, 10.3.2014 (MB)
Andrew Davis in a Fresh, Exciting Clemenza
Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis, (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 8.3.2014 (JLZ)
ETO’s Magic Flute Puts Major Opera Houses to Shame
United Kingdom Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera. Hackney Empire, London, 7.3.2014 (MB)