United Kingdom Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Orchestra, Chorus, and additional chorus of the English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor). London Coliseum, 29.1.2014. (MB)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Charmatz Integrates Children with Adults in his Choreography
United Kingdom Boris Charmatz/Musée de la danse, Enfant: Sadler’s Wells, London, 29.01.2014 (JO’D)
Convincing Performance from Osipova as Giselle
United Kingdom Adolphe Adam, Giselle: Royal Ballet’s Soloists, Corps de ballet and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Boris Gruzin (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. 27.1.2014. (JPr)
Joyce Story Interpreted in Dance and Photography
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)
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)