United Kingdom. Città di Ebla, The Dead: Città di Ebla, Romaeuropa Festival 2012, Comune di Forlì, Barbican Centre (The Pit), London, 28.01.2014 (JO’D)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Puzzling Lack of Evil in New Rigoletto
United States Verdi, Rigoletto: Seattle Opera, soloists, Riccardo Frizza (conductor), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 22.1.2014 (BJ)
A Thoroughly Entertaining Alcina
Switzerland Handel: Alcina. Orchestra La Scintilla, Zurich, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Giovanni Antonini (conductor), Opera Zurich, 26.1.2014 (JR)
Love for Three Oranges: A Classic Reading
Germany Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges, Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Mikhel Kütson (conductor), Berlin Komische Oper, 24.1.2014 (JMI)
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Dancers Explore Religious Texts
United Kingdom Various Composers, Apocrifu: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, La Monnaie | De Munt, Festival de danse de Cannes, Southbank Centre (Queen Elizabeth Hall), London, 24.1.2014 (JO’D)
Few Could Match Berlin Opera’s Fiery Angel
Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel, Komischen Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Henrik Nánási (conductor), Berlin Komische Oper, 23.1.2014. (JMI)
A Passionless Tosca
Germany Puccini: Tosca, Deutsche Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Matthias Foremny (conductor), Berlin Deutsche Oper, 22.1.2014 (JMI)
The Elaborate Vision of Wayne McGregor in “FAR”
United States Wayne McGregor in collaboration with the dancers, “FAR,” Wayne McGregor Random Dance, Royce Hall UCLA, Los Angeles, 24.01.2014-25.01.2014 (JRo)