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Opera & Ballet

Collected opera and ballet reviews

Good Singing, but Scottish Opera’s Orfeo is a Hotchpotch

18/03/201509/03/2015 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Chorus of Orfeo ed Euridice / Kenneth Montgomery (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 7.3.2015 (SRT)

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Gergiev Conducts Wagner in St. Petersburg

18/03/201506/03/2015 by José Irurzun

 Russian FederationRussian Federation Wagner: Das Rheingold, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Mariinsky II, St. Petersburg, 4.3.2015 (JMI)

St Petersburg

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Interesting Production of New Opera Based on Lorca Play

18/03/201506/03/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mauricio Sotelo: El Público, Klangforum Wien, Teatro Real Chorus, Pablo Heras Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 1.3.2015 (JMI)

El Publico
El Publico

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Chelsea Opera Puts on Memorable Performance of Neglected Massenet Opera

08/03/201505/03/2015 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Massenet, Le roi de Lahore (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Chelsea Opera Group/Renato Belsadonna (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 01.03.2015 (CC)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Colin Clarke, London

Handel’s Semele in Chinese Temple Built 450 Years Ago, Watch Out for Donkeys and Dragons.

08/03/201505/03/2015 by NewAdmin

Handel: Semele, Canadian Opera Company, Christopher Moulds (conductor), Brooklyn Academy of Music,  Brooklyn, New York, 4.3.2015 (SM)

Colin Ainsworth, Jane Archibald Photo Credit: Jack Vartoogian/Frontrowphotos
Colin Ainsworth, Jane Archibald
Photo Credit: Jack Vartoogian/Frontrowphotos

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Choreographer Richard Chappell is Inspired by his Devonshire Roots

08/03/201504/03/2015 by John O'Dwyer

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hawgood, Livingston, Martin, Moments in 360/Iris/The Vast Rocks: Richard Chappell Dance, Chisenhale Dance Space, London, 28.02.2015 (J.O’D)

IRIS - Watch This Space Photo Credit: Richard Chappell Dance
IRIS – Watch This Space Photo Credit: Richard Chappell Dance

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Formidable Conductor, Kirill Petrenko, Even Better in Die Walküre

30/03/201503/03/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner: Die Walküre, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko (conductor),  Nationaltheater, Munich, 28.2.2015 (JMI)Walkure-500

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An Infectiously Joyful Barber of Seville

08/03/201502/03/2015 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States  Rossini: The Barber of Seville, LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 28.2.2015- 22.3.2015 (JRo)

The Finale of the Barber of Seville  Photo Craig T Matthew/LA OPera
The Finale of the Barber of Seville Photo Craig T Matthew/LA Opera

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  • First highlights for Nevill Holt Festival 2027 (09/10/2026) __________________________________
  • (P)review of ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty film: ideal viewing for those new to ballet (05/10/2026) __________________________________
  • Gregor Tassie in conversation with Czech opera director Jiří Nekvasil (03/10/2026) __________________________________
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  • The Met: Live in HD 2026-27 season starts with Così fan tutte on 3 October (24/09/2026) __________________________________
  • Gregor Tassie in conversation with conductor Viliana Valtcheva (19/09/2026) __________________________________
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  • Chelsea Opera Group return with Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet in November (18/09/2026) __________________________________
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