United Kingdom Prokoviev, Bayadère – The Ninth Life, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), London, 28.3.2015 (J.O’D)
Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh Fuses East and West in Bayadère
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Magnificent Meistersinger in Helsinki
Finland Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Michael Güttler (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 25.3.2015. (GF)
A Remarkable Jenufa in Stuttgart
Germany Janáček: Jenufa, Orchestra and Chorus of the Stuttgart Staatsoper, Sylvain Cambreling (conductor), Staatstheater, Stuttgart, 27.3.2015 (JMI).
90th Birthday Celebration for Contemporary Dance Pioneer
United Kingdom Various Composers, Robert Cohan at 90, Yorke Dance Project/Martha Graham Dance Company/Richard Alston Dance Company/The Place, The Place, London, 26.3.2015 (J.O’D)
Munich’s Wagner Tetralogy Features a Brilliant Siegfried
Germany Wagner: Siegfried, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.3.2015 (JMI)
Excellence Rewarded at ENB’s Emerging Dancer Final
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2015 Final: Nominated dancers, English National Ballet Philharmonic, Gavin Sutherland (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 23.3.2015. (JPr)
Manchester’s Premier League Conservatoire Maintains its Standards in Britten.
United Kingdom Benjamin Britten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (sung in English with titles), Soloists, RNCM Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Andrew Greenwood. (conductor), Royal Northern College of Music. RNCM Theatre, 19.3.2015. (RJF)
Picture Credit Victoria Haydn
A Rich Tapestry of Voice and Music in The Marriage of Figaro
United States Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.3.2015-12.4.2015 (JRo)
Photo: Craig T. Matthew/LAO