United Kingdom Various Composers, 1980 – A Piece by Pina Bausch: Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Sadler’s Wells, London, 11.02.2014 (JO’D)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Handel’s Theodora: a Simply Terrific Evening
United Kingdom Handel Theodora, HWV68 (1750) Soloists, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, The English Concert, Harry Bickett (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2014. (CC)
Charm and Grace Abound in Mid-Wales Opera’s Acis and Galatea
United Kingdom Handel, Acis and Galatea (production premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Brecon Baroque / Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) Richard Burton Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 30.1.2014 (GPu)
Texan Oilmen and Ranchers in Fulham Opera’s Rheingold
United Kingdom Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists of Fulham Opera, Nick Fletcher (piano accompanist), Peter Relton (revival director). St John’s Church, Fulham, London, 9.2.2014. (JPr)
Opera North Ratchets Up Tension in Macbeth Revival
United KingdomVerdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North/Tobias Ringborg(conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds 7.2.2014 (JL)
Jenůfa Premieres in Helsinki
Janáček Jenůfa: Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Jakob Hrůša (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 24.1.2014 (Premiere)(GF)
A Nearly Perfect Orfeo in Gothenburg
Cristoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Parma version) Soloists, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Laurence Cummings (conductor), GöteborgsOperan 08.02.2014 (NS) Cast: Orfeo: Katarina Karnéus Euridice: Kerstin Avemo Amore: Mia Karlsson Production: GöteborgsOperan Direction: David Radok Set design: Lars-Åke Thessman Choreography: Håkan Meyer Costume design: Karin Erskine Lighting: Torkel Blomkvist The Gothenburg Opera took the brave decision to … Read more
Brokeback Mountain: An Intense and Convincing Premiere
SpainWuorinen: Brokeback Mountain, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Titus Engel (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 5.2.2014 (JMI).
