Spain Wagner: Siegfried, Liceu Symphony Orchestra, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 17 & 19.3.2015 (JMI)
An Unremarkable Siegfried at the Liceu
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
BRB Demonstrate Conviction in Balanchine and Bintley Ballets
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Orff, Serenade/Carmina burana: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Philip Ellis Conductor – Serenade) and Paul Murphy (conductor) – Carmina burana), London Coliseum, 19.3.2015 (J.O’D)
A Compelling Dance Version of a Tennessee Williams Masterpiece
United Kingdom Peter Salem, A Streetcar Named Desire: Scottish Ballet / Richard Honner (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.3.2015 (SRT)
Dark Drama in Stockholm’s New Otello
Verdi, Otello. Soloists, Royal Stockholm Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor). Royal Stockholm Opera. 14.3.2015, Premiere. (GF)
An Evening of Collaborations between Choreographers, Filmmakers, Singers and Dancers
United Kingdom Various composers, Wild Card: Tim Casson – Casson & Friends, Sadler’s Wells (Lilian Baylis Studio), London, 18.03.2015 (J.O’D)
Fine Staging and Performance of The Rake’s Progress
United Kingdom Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Soloists, Royal Academy Opera Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Jane Glover (conductor). Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 16.3.2015 (MB)
Powerful Holocaust Memories in Weinberg’s The Passenger
United States Mieczysław Weinberg, The Passenger: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 15.3.2015 (JLZ)
Tristan in Barcelona: Inappropriately Cast
Spain Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Mariinsky Orchestra, Liceu Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.3.2015 (JMI)