United States Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), The Metropolitan Opera House, New York. 12.4.14 (RP)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
A Dark, Sinister Queen of Spades
Switzerland Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Jiri Belohlavek, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 11.4.14 (JR)
Barenboim’s Tannhäuser Exceeds All Expectations
Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Dancers, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 12.4.2014 (MB)
TANNHÄUSER
Musikalische Leitung: Daniel Barenboim Inszenierung: Sasha Waltz Bühnenbild: Pia Maier Schriever, Sasha Waltz Kostüme: Bernd Skodzig Licht: David Finn Photo credit Bernd Uhlig
Two Stravinsky Ballets Become One in Fabulous Production
United Kingdom Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring & Petrushka: Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre/Sadler’s Wells, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / David Brophy (conductor), Sadler’s Wells, London, 11.04.2014 (J.O’D)
Lohengrin Still Showing Mortier’s Influence
Spain Wagner, Lohengrin: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Hartmut Haenchen/Walter Althammer (conductors), Teatro Real, Madrid, 10 & 11.4.2014. (JMI)
The Inexhaustible Mind of Paul Taylor
United States Paul Taylor, Airs, Banquet of Vultures, Gossamer Gallants: Paul Taylor Dance Company, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 11.4.14-13.4.14 (JRo)
![Airs. Photo by Paul B. Goode.[1]-500](https://seenandheard-international.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Airs.-Photo-by-Paul-B.-Goode.1-500.jpg)
Metcalf’s Under Milk Wood a Triumph in Dylan Thomas Centenary Year
United Kingdom John Metcalf, Under Milk Wood: Production by Taliesin Arts Centre (Wales) with Le Chien Qui Chante (Quebec) and Companion Star (New York) in association with Welsh National Opera / Wyn Davies (music director), Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 11.4.2014 (PCG)
Shoestring Macbeth Provides Impressive Performances
United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Derek Clark (conductor), King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 8.4.2014 (SRT)
