United States Circles of Influence: Pierre Boulez and George Benjamin: Elizabeth Mann (flute), Margaret Kampmeier (piano), Abigail Fischer (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Rose Theater, New York City, 31.5.14 and 1.6.14 (DA)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Dutoit Fashions a Luminous Fauré Requiem
Poulenc, Stravinsky, Fauré: Susanna Phillips (soprano), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (baritone), San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 28.5.2014 (HS) Poulenc: Gloria Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Fauré: Requiem Conductor Charles Dutoit has, in previous appearances with the San Francisco Symphony, energized the music with a signature vital, propulsive approach. In … Read more
Gruber at His Perplexing, Tedious Best
HK Gruber, Gloria–A Pig Tale: Soloists, AXIOM, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 30.5.2014. (DA)
Strauss’s Arabella, a Remarkable Musical Performance
Hungary Strauss: Arabella, Operahaz Orchestra and Chorus, Günter Neuhold (conductor), Budapest Operahaz, 30.5.2014, (JMI)
Domingo Captures the Torments of Athanaël in a Sumptuous Thaïs
United States Massenet: Thaïs, LA Opera, Patrick Fournillier (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 17.5.14-7.6.14 (JRo)
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Humour and Tragedy in Iriguchi Triple Bill
United Kingdom Various Composers, One Man Show, Projector/Conjector, GRAFT: Mamoru Iriguchi/The Place, The Place, London, 28.5.2014 (J.O’D)
Fascinating Collaboration between Dancers and Musicians from Belgium
United Kingdom Grisley, Vortex temporum: Rosas & Ictus, Sadler’s Wells, London, 27.5.2014 (J.O’D)
Short Operas Show Soul in Brevity
United States Tarik O’Regan, Robert Paterson: Soloists, American Modern Ensemble (presented by Ear Heart Music and American Opera Projects), Roulette, Brooklyn, NY. 22.4.2014 (DS)
